Graphene additive manufacturing for flexible and printable electronics

Phys.org  July 2, 2021 As a proof-of-concept researchers at Kansas State University used graphene aerosol gel ink, synthesized via an energy efficient, catalyst-free, and nonhazardous chemical precursor detonation method, such as hydrocarbons (e.g., acetylene) in the presence of controlled oxygen. They used the ink to print microsupercapacitors in interdigitated electrodes (IDEs) geometry on 25-μm thick polyimide substrates using a micro plotter. The microsupercapacitors showed an aerial capacitance of 55 μF/cm2 and volumetric capacitance of 3.25 F/cm3 at a current density of 6.0 microamp/cm2 and 20 milliamp/cm3, respectively. The printed devices did not show a significant distortion in the cyclic voltammetry […]