(Feb.3, '15) Scientists working with Europe’s Graphene Flagship provide a
wide-ranging review of the potential for 2D crystals in energy conversion and
storage.
The single-atom thick allotrope of carbon known as graphene
has many potential applications, among them energy conversion and storage.
Graphene and related two-dimensional crystals combine high electrical
conductivity with physical flexibility and a huge surface to weight ratio. Such
qualities make them suitable for storing electric charge in batteries and
supercapacitors, and as catalysts in solar and fuel-cell electrodes.