UCL joins Graphene Flagship to explore web-like graphene for batteries and catalysts

University College London (UCL) has joined the EU's Graphene Flagship project to explore graphene applications and commercialization.

Four UCL departments (chemistry, chemical engineering, physics & astronomy and the London Centre for Nanotechnology) will take part in the Graphene Flagship’s work. The UCL scientists' work will focus on sheets of graphene in which about half of the carbon atoms are replaced with nitrogen ones. This changes the properties of the graphene, producing a web-like structure rather than a solid sheet, which gives it a much larger surface area. This structure modifies its electrical properties and can be good for a range of applications including batteries and catalysts.