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Graphene Nanoribbon Photovoltaics
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Graphene and graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), due to their excellent electronic and mechanical properties, have long been of interest in the field of electronic applications. GNRs, in particular, have a tunable bandgap controlled by their width, which provides a flexible platform for various applications. However, the application of GNRs has...
Published: 5/23/2023
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Inventor(s): Wesley Chalifoux, Richard Lunt, Ryan Malone, Matthew Bates
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment, Technology Classifications > Chemicals & Materials
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Atomically-precise Nanographene Materials for Multivalent Ion Intercalation for Batteries with High Energy Density
Background
The market for high energy density batteries is vast, with application ranging from consumer electronics, transportation and grid storage. There is an increasing need to develop new battery chemistry beyond Li-ion with superior performance. The design of batteries that harness multivalent ions, such as Mg2+, Zn2+, and Al3+, is a longstanding...
Published: 7/27/2023
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Inventor(s): Christopher Barile, Wesley Chalifoux
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment, Technology Classifications > Chemicals & Materials
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Bottom-Up Synthesis Of Graphene Nanoribbons
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Graphene has seized the interest of many researchers and scientists because of its unique electronic, thermal, mechanical, and optical properties. There is an added benefit to producing narrower strips of graphene, known as graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), because of their expanded array of uses. Researchers at the University of Nevada,...
Published: 5/24/2023
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Inventor(s): Wesley Chalifoux, Wenlong Yang, Kyle Sproul
Keywords(s): Engineering & Manufacturing
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemicals & Materials
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Synthesis of soluble nanographene structures by alkyne annulations
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This is a method of synthesis for soluble nanographene structures. These soluble nanographenes have interesting and useful optical and electronic properties that can be used in applications such as organic light emitting diodes, organic field effect transistors, sensors, and non-linear optics. These nanographenes are “soft”...
Published: 5/24/2023
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Inventor(s): Wesley Chalifoux
Keywords(s): Electronics, Sensors & Photonics
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemicals & Materials
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