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Electrodes

Robert Gorkin III

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Capacitive Behavior Of Latex/Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Stretchable Electrodes, Hyeon Taek Jeong, Byung Kim, Robert Gorkin Iii, Michael J. Higgins, Gordon G. Wallace Jun 2015

Capacitive Behavior Of Latex/Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Stretchable Electrodes, Hyeon Taek Jeong, Byung Kim, Robert Gorkin Iii, Michael J. Higgins, Gordon G. Wallace

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In this report single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were coated onto latex using spray coating to produce a stretchable electrode. The electrochemical properties of the electrode were determined using cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and galvanostatic charge/discharge tests were also carried out. The impedance and charge/discharge curves of the latex/SWNTs electrode showed good capacitive behavior even after repetitive stretching to 100% strain. The highest capacitance value obtained for the unstretched SWNTs electrode was 119 F gāˆ’1 in 1 M Na2SO4 at 5 mV sāˆ’1. After the 100th stretch ā‰ˆ 80% of the original capacitance value was retained.


Three Dimensional (3d) Printed Electrodes For Interdigitated Supercapacitors, Chen Zhao, Caiyun Wang, Robert Gorkin Iii, Stephen Beirne, Kewei Shu, Gordon Wallace Jun 2015

Three Dimensional (3d) Printed Electrodes For Interdigitated Supercapacitors, Chen Zhao, Caiyun Wang, Robert Gorkin Iii, Stephen Beirne, Kewei Shu, Gordon Wallace

Robert Gorkin III

Common fabrication techniques typically require multiple and complex MEMS processing steps to create 3D electrode architectures. Here we report on the use of Additive Fabrication metal printing based on Selective Laser Melting (SLM) technology to produce 3D titanium interdigitated electrodes. This was used as a platform to deposit polypyrrole and the resultant structure was evaluated for use as a capacitive electrode. We also demonstrate a solid-state interdigitated supercapacitor using a poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)-H3PO4 polymer electrolyte.


Fabricating Electrodes For Amperometric Detection In Hybrid Paper/Polymer Lab-On-A-Chip Devices, Neus Godino, Robert Gorkin Iii, Ken Bourke, Jens Ducree Jun 2015

Fabricating Electrodes For Amperometric Detection In Hybrid Paper/Polymer Lab-On-A-Chip Devices, Neus Godino, Robert Gorkin Iii, Ken Bourke, Jens Ducree

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We present a novel, low-resource fabrication and assembly method for creating disposable amperometric detectors in hybrid paper-polymer devices. Currently, mere paper-based microfluidics is far from being able to achieve the same level of process control and integration as state-of-the-art microfluidic devices made of polymers. To overcome this limitation, in this work both substrate types are synergistically combined through a hybrid, multi-component/multi-material system assembly. Using established inkjet wax printing, we transform the paper into a profoundly hydrophobic substrate in order to create carbon electrodes which are simply patterned from carbon inks via custom made adhesive stencils. By virtue of the compressibility ā€¦