On March 5, china.com.cn, according to media reports, recently, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, invented a graphene based micro supercapacitor. Amazingly, the capacitor is not only compact in shape, but also can charge mobile phones and even cars in seconds. The insiders said that the invention of the container will speed up the promotion and application of graphene, which will directly benefit relevant companies.
It is reported that this capacitor is made of a carbon layer only one atom thick, and its charging and discharging speed is 100 times or even 1000 times faster than that of standard batteries.
Richard Kana, a professor of materials science and engineering at the university, said: "The integration process of the accumulator and the circuit is very challenging, which often limits the miniaturization of the entire system." The new battery developed by his team is smaller and suitable for a variety of electrical appliances. In addition, the research team found a simple way to produce this new battery. Kana said: "We can produce more than 100 graphene micro supercapacitors on a single disc in less than 30 minutes with an ordinary DVD photolithography recorder. The cost is only a small part of traditional equipment, and the materials used are very cheap."
Researchers revealed that they are currently looking for industry partners such as electrical appliance manufacturers to quickly push the product to the market.
Ma Xiaodong, a senior financial analyst, believes that a major bottleneck hindering the development of new energy vehicles is insufficient battery capacity and long charging time. If the super battery can be successfully developed, it is expected to greatly accelerate the development of the new energy battery industry. This invention is based on graphene, which may accelerate the promotion and application of graphene.
Liu Xinyan, an analyst with First Venture Securities, believes that the research and development and future promotion and application of this product are expected to bring investment opportunities to domestic graphene related enterprises.