Crumpled particles, methods of synthesizing same and applications using same
AssigneeNorthwestern University
InventorsJiaxing Huang, Hee Dong Jang, Jiayan Luo
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Abstract
In one aspect of the present invention, a method of for synthesizing compression- and aggregation-resistant particles includes forming a graphene dispersion solution with micron-sized graphene-based material sheets, nebulizing the graphene dispersion solution to form aerosol droplets, passing the aerosol droplets through a horizontal tube furnace pre-heated at a predetermined temperature by a carrier gas, and drying the aerosol droplets to concentrate and compress the micron-sized graphene-based material sheets into crumpled particles of sub-micron scale.
Claims17
1-44. (canceled)
Nanostructured particles comprising sheets of graphene, graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, or a combination thereof, the nanostructured particles having a fractal-dimensional crumpled structure including ridges and vertices.
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