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Catalytically Transformed Low Energy Intensive 2D-Layered and Single Crystal-Graphitic Renewable Carbon Cathode Conductors
Institute of Forestry and Conservation, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto, 33 Willcocks Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3B3, Canada.
Centre for Biocomposite and Biomaterials Processing, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King’s College Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G8, Canada.
Institute of Forestry and Conservation, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto, 33 Willcocks Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3B3, Canada.
Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E5, Canada.
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2021 (English)In: Carbon, ISSN 0008-6223, E-ISSN 1873-3891, Vol. 183, p. 243-250Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This is the first study of the catalytic graphitization of Black Spruce (Picea mariana) which has successfully discovered the formation of single crystal graphitic carbon structures with a very high conductivity over 850 S/m implemented in the cathode of a coin cell battery. Renewable carbon with this conductivity is suitable for use in bio-electronics, organic thin film transistors, fuel cells, organic batteries, supercapacitors and sensing device applications. The P. mariana was doped with iron nitrate nanoparticle precursor, and sequentially thermo-catalyzed in presence of helium at temperatures between 300-800 ˚C. Transmission electron micrographs reveal formation of graphitic structures with an interplanar distance of ∼0.33 nm resembling single crystal graphite structure. Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction studies confirm the presence of nano-layered carbon, and the high conductivity was observed in Fe-free residual graphite. Thus, using iron nitrate as a catalyst promotes the formation of single crystal graphitic structures at a significantly reduced thermal energy than traditional pyrolysis treatment and opening a new frontier for sustainable bio-electronics and energy materials manufacturing.

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Elsevier, 2021. Vol. 183, p. 243-250
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Renewable Carbon, Catalyst, Graphite, Pyrolysis, Conductivity
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Energy Engineering
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Wood and Bionanocomposites
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-86340DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2021.06.086ISI: 000705083800025Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85110623251OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-86340DiVA, id: diva2:1579950
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Validerad;2021;Nivå 2;2021-08-02 (beamah);

Forskningsfinansiärer: Ontario Research Fund-Research Excellence, Canadian National Science and Engineering Research Council-Collaborative Research and Development Grants.

Available from: 2021-07-12 Created: 2021-07-12 Last updated: 2023-09-05Bibliographically approved

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