Highlights

This is a selection of publications from the Structural Power Composites Group. For a full list of publications, please see below.

Highlights

Structural power phone

Massless energy

‘Massless’ energy for future electric vehicles using multifunctional structural power composites
Structural supercapacitor citation map

Structural supercapacitors review

A critical review of structural supercapacitors and outlook on future research challenges
Structural power plane

Structural power in electric aircraft

Structural Power Performance Targets for Future Electric Aircraft
Recent progress in free-standing supercapacitors

Free-standing supercapacitors

Challenges and opportunities in free-standing supercapacitors research
CNT-infiltrated CF

CF-CNT structural supercapacitors

Robust Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Infiltrated Carbon Fiber Electrodes for Structural Supercapacitors

Model Car

Multifunctional performance

Mechanical, electrochemical and multifunctional performance of a CFRP/carbon aerogel structural supercapacitor
Student operates flight simulator in the Department of Aeronautics

Structural power in aircraft cabins

Conceptual Multifunctional Design, Feasibility and Requirements for Structural Power in Aircraft Cabins

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Qi:2021:2399-7532/ac1ea6,
author = {Qi, G and Nguyen, S and Anthony, DB and Kucernak, ARJ and Shaffer, MSP and Greenhalgh, ES},
doi = {2399-7532/ac1ea6},
journal = {Multifunctional Materials},
title = {The influence of fabrication parameters on the electrochemical performance of multifunctional structural supercapacitors},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2399-7532/ac1ea6},
volume = {4},
year = {2021}
}
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RIS format (EndNote, RefMan)

TY  - JOUR
AB  - Multifunctional structural supercapacitors based on carbon fibre electrodes (CF) and structural electrolytes (SEs) can realise multifunctionality by simultaneously bearing load and providing electrochemical energy storage. Structural supercapacitor constituents (i.e. electrodes and electrolytes) have undergone significant development to enhance their electrochemical and mechanical properties. However, the fabrication of fully functional devices presents a number of practical challenges to achieve optimal multifunctional properties, particularly those associated with assembly and lamination. This work investigated the effect of separator selection and processing parameters on the electrochemical performance of structural supercapacitors, as well as evaluating the repeatability of the SE filming process. Two layers of glass fibre fabrics were the most effective separator for preventing short-circuiting of the structural supercapacitors. The weight fraction of the SE matrix had a significant effect on the capacitance, energy and power of the structural supercapacitors. By addressing such fabrication challenges, high performance structural supercapacitors can be manufactured with greater reproducibility and at larger scales such that they are suitable for integration in industrial applications.
AU  - Qi,G
AU  - Nguyen,S
AU  - Anthony,DB
AU  - Kucernak,ARJ
AU  - Shaffer,MSP
AU  - Greenhalgh,ES
DO  - 2399-7532/ac1ea6
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 2399-7532
TI  - The influence of fabrication parameters on the electrochemical performance of multifunctional structural supercapacitors
T2  - Multifunctional Materials
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2399-7532/ac1ea6
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/97587
VL  - 4
ER  -
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Professor Emile S Greenhalgh
Department of Aeronautics
Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus
London SW7 2AZ

+44 (0)7958 210 089
e.greenhalgh@imperial.ac.uk