Novel structured electrodes for graphene-enabled advanced battery applications.

石墨烯和相关的2D材料有可能在广泛的技术应用中开辟新的工程机会。特别是，石墨烯可以通过提高当前市场持有者锂离子电池的存储能力、安全性和寿命来提供传统电极材料的替代品。然而，石墨烯在能源中的实际应用需要可行的电极制造路线，该路线将允许在纳米到微米尺度下的有效组装，以保持石墨烯的高表面积，同时优化架构内的离子和电荷传输。开发具有成本效益和商业可行的配方和制造路线，将石墨烯集成到高性能储能设备中。将开发环境友好的石墨烯配方、功能化和器件制造路线，以最大限度地提高反应、流体传输或与其他功能位点装饰的可用表面积。材料的化学、微观结构、表面积、电子、电化学和机械性能将由曼彻斯特大学材料学院内最先进的设施进行广泛表征，化学和NGI。

Graphene and related 2D materials have the potential to open new engineering opportunities in a wide range of technological applications. In particular, graphene could provide an alternative to conventional electrode materials by improving the storage capability, safety and life time of current market holders Li-Ion batteries. However, the practical application of graphene in energy requires viable electrode fabrication routes that will allow efficient assembly at nano to micro scales in order to maintain graphene's high surface area while optimizing ion and charge transport within the architectures.This project aims, in collaboration with William Blythe, to develop cost effective and commercially viable formulations and fabrication routes to integrate graphene into high-performance energy storage devices. Environmentally friendly graphene formulations, functionalization, and device fabrication routes will be developed to maximise the available surface area for reaction, fluid transport or decoration with other functional sites.The chemistry, microstructure, surface area, electronic, electrochemical and mechanical properties of the materials will be extensively characterized by state-of-the-art facilities within the University of Manchester's School of Materials, Chemistry and NGI.