RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a novel nanometer scale ruthenium oxide anchored nanocarbon graphene foam architecture that improves the performance of supercapacitors, a development that could mean faster acceleration in electric vehicles and longer battery life in portable electronics.
The researchers found that supercapacitors, an energy storage device like batteries and fuel cells, based on transition metal oxide modified nanocarbon graphene foam electrode could work safely in aqueous electrolyte and deliver two times more energy and power compared to supercapacitors commercially available today.
The paper was written by
- PhD candidate Wei Wang;
- Cengiz S. Ozkan, ME professor at UC Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering;
- Mihrimah Ozkan, an electrical engineering professor;
- Francisco Zaera, a chemistry professor;
- Ilkeun Lee, a researcher in Zaera’s lab;
- and other graduate students Shirui Guo, Kazi Ahmed, and Zachary Favors.
Nanoparticles Anchored to Graphene and Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Foam for Supercapacitors double the best commercial energy density at 39 watt hours per kg
1 comment:
That concept might be functional in combination with carbon based armour.
What sort of voltage would it take to mime a cushion or sponge and what would be the recharge time between discharges.
It's just a wild thought, but on the surface the structure resembles something like nano-fibers used in flack-jackets.
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