The use of fuel cells and supercapacitors is expected to grow exponentially over the next few years. New energy generation and storage devices must be made more efficient. Optimizing the micro-/nano-structure of the electrodes used in these devices will make a major stride in improving efficiency. HPMI researchers have discovered that the controllable nanostructure of CNT buckypaper is ideal for providing electro-catalyst support in fuel cells and supercapacitors to significantly improve energy and power efficiency.

Related Research Projects:

• Nanomaterials for energy applications
• Novel nanostructured electrodes for energy generation (fuel cells) and storage devices (batteries and supercapacitors)
• Ionic conductive polymeric materials for supercapacitors and Li-air batteries
• Flexible Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices
• Supercritical fluids assisted fabrication of hybrid nanostructured materials for energy applications
• Direct growth of oriented single crystal TiO2 nanorod arrays on buckypaper for energy applications