Nanoporous metal-carbon composite
AssigneeLawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
InventorsMarcus A. Worsley, Joe Satcher, Sergei Kucheyev, Supakit Charnvanichborikarn, Jeffrey Colvin, Thomas Felter, Sangil Kim, Matthew Merrill, Christine Orme
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Abstract
Described here is a metal-carbon composite, comprising (a) a porous three-dimensional scaffold comprising one or more of carbon nanotubes, graphene and graphene oxide, and (b) metal nanoparticles disposed on said porous scaffold, wherein the metal-carbon composite has a density of 1 g/cm3 or less, and wherein the metal nanoparticles account for 1 wt. % or more of the metal-carbon composite. Also described are methods for making the metal-carbon composite.
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A metal-carbon composite, comprising (i) a porous scaffold comprising one or more of carbon nanotubes, graphene and graphene oxide, and (b) metal nanoparticles of pure metal disposed on said porous scaffold, wherein the metal nanoparticles are obtained from reduction of a metal salt in a gel that comprises the metal salt and the one or more of carbon nanotubes, graphene and graphene oxide, wherein the metal-carbon composite has a density of 1 g/cm3 or less, and wherein the metal nanoparticles account for 1 wt. % or more of the metal-carbon composite.
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