Methods of making non-covalently bonded carbon-titania nanocomposite thin films and applications of the same

Liang, Yu Teng; Vijayan, Baiju K.; Gray, Kimberly A.; Hersam, Mark C.

Methods of making non-covalently bonded carbon-titania nanocomposite thin films and applications of the same

Patent · Tue Jul 19 00:00:00 EDT 2016

OSTI ID:1264475

Liang, Yu Teng; Vijayan, Baiju K.; Gray, Kimberly A.; Hersam, Mark C.

In one aspect, a method of making non-covalently bonded carbon-titania nanocomposite thin films includes: forming a carbon-based ink; forming a titania (TiO.sub.2) solution; blade-coating a mechanical mixture of the carbon-based ink and the titania solution onto a substrate; and annealing the blade-coated substrate at a first temperature for a first period of time to obtain the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films. In certain embodiments, the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films may include solvent-exfoliated graphene titania (SEG-TiO.sub.2) nanocomposite thin films, or single walled carbon nanotube titania (SWCNT-TiO.sub.2) nanocomposite thin films.

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Research Organization:: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: FG02-03ER15457

Assignee:: Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

Patent Number(s):: 9,393,550

Application Number:: 13/745,092

OSTI ID:: 1264475

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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