Electrochemical devices comprising graphene

US9691556B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• University of Idaho · US

Inventors

• I. Francis Cheng · Troy, US
• Yuqun Xie · Ames, US
• Isaiah O. Gyan · Troy, US
• Nolan Nicholas · South Charleston, US
• David N. McIlroy · Troy, US
• Peter R. Griffiths · Troy, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 28, 2014
• Grant date: Jun 27, 2017
• Expiry date: Jun 23, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S977/948
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein are embodiments of an electrochemical device comprising graphene material made using embodiments of the method disclosed herein. Also disclosed is a graphene electrode comprising the graphene material made using embodiments of the method disclosed herein. The graphene material disclosed herein for use in the disclosed electrochemical devices has superior properties and activity compared to carbon-based materials known and used in the art. The disclosed graphene material can be used in multiple different technologies, such as water treatment, batteries, fuel cells, electrochemical sensors, solar cells, and ultracapacitors (both aqueous and non-aqueous).