Nano Explorations: Laser-induced graphitization of carbonaceous precursors for electrochemical applications—May 9

Laser-induced graphitization of carbonaceous precursors for electrochemical applications

Tuesday, May 9, 2023
11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. ET
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Jatin Patil,  PhD Candidate
Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE)

Conductive, carbon-based membrane platforms are a promising technology for electrochemical applications such as water treatment and energy storage. However, current nanomaterial-based solutions such as carbon nanotubes often lack the performance and economic feasibility for these application requirements.

Laser-induced graphitization has been recently shown as a means to convert commercial polymers into highly-graphitic materials with a benchtop CO2 laser cutter. This talk will discuss cases in which this technique can be used for electrochemical applications to convert carbon-based feedstocks into highly-conductive membrane materials under ambient conditions, and discuss the resulting materials applications.

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