Preliminary study of hybrid conductive- nanocrystalline cellulose/graphene-like carbon/polymer electrode for applications in supercapacitors

随着全球经济的快速发展，人们对可持续能源和可再生能源的兴趣日益浓厚。超级电容器被认为是一种很有前途的能量存储设备，是从运输到消费电子等领域的关键技术推动者。3M是一家大型的全球性创新公司，在五个业务集团中拥有多样化的产品：消费、电子和能源、医疗保健、工业、安全和图形。由于市场对下一代储能系统的高需求，3M正在积极开发支持储能系统扩展的创新产品和材料。最近，3M公司开发了一种新技术，用于制造各种纳米级石墨涂层铝基板，适用于电化学设备的电流收集。与此同时，多伦多大学的严教授团队开发了一种创新技术，可以生产纳米晶纤维素基导电涂层。3M公司对开发低成本、轻重量、机械坚固的混合电极非常感兴趣，这种混合电极将3M公司开发的新型纳米级石墨基衬底材料与多伦多大学的导电NCC技术结合起来，用于超级电容器，以满足未来电力存储系统的需求。在3M科学家的大力支持和密切参与下，多伦多大学的研究团队将对这两种技术结合的可行性进行初步调查。新建立的合作研究伙伴关系将通过结合大学的知识产权，为3M在知识产权和已开发的超级电容器材料商业化方面探索潜在的新商机。这种协同工作也给商业化带来了好处

With the rapid economic growth worldwide, interests in sustainable and renewable energy sources are ever increasing. Supercapacitors are considered to be one of the promising energy storage devices and are a key technological enabler in areas ranging from transportation to consumer electronics. 3M is a large global innovative corporation with diverse products in five business groups: Consumer, Electronics and Energy, Health Care, Industrial, and Safety and Graphics. Due to the high market demand for the next generation of energy storage system, 3M is actively developing innovative products and materials supporting the expansion of electricity storage systems. Recently, 3M has developed a novel technology for making various nanoscale graphite-coated aluminum substrates suitable for current collection in electrochemical devices. Meanwhile, Prof. Yan's team at the University of Toronto has developed an innovative technology that produces nanocrystalline cellulose based conductive coatings. 3M is very interested in developing low cost, light weight, mechanical robust hybrid electrodes that combine the novel nanoscale graphite-based substrate material developed by 3M with the conductive NCC technology from the University of Toronto for applications in supercapacitors to meet future demands for electricity storage systems. This engage project will enable a preliminary investigation of the feasibility of combining the two technologies that to be carried out by the research team at the University of Toronto with the strong support and close involvement of 3M scientists. The new established collaborative research partnership will explore potential novel business opportunities for 3M in intellectual property and commercialization of the developed supercapacitor materials by combining with the intellectual property of the university. This collaborative work with also give benefits to the commercialization