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Meter-Scale Self-Assembly of Dense&Oriented Nanomaterials for Double Layer Capacitors

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N00014-12-C-0536
Agency Tracking Number: O2-1296
Amount: $749,967.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: OSD10-T004
Solicitation Number: 2010.B
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2010
Award Year: 2012
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2012-09-17
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
200 Yellow Place Pines Industrial Center
Rockledge, FL -
United States
DUNS: 175302579
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Justin Hill
 Chemical Engineer
 (321) 631-3550
 jhill@mainstream-engr.com
Business Contact
 Michael Rizzo
Title: CFO
Phone: (321) 631-3550
Email: mar@mainstream-engr.com
Research Institution
 Univeristy of Florida
 K.J. Ziegler
 
Depstment of Chemical Engineer P.O. Box 11605
Gainesville, FL 32611-6005
United States

 (352) 392-3412
 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

Capacitive energy storage is a critical technology for advanced electronics as well as a necessary technology for the implementation of intermittent, renewable power generation. Innovative and scalable nanofabrication techniques are required to enhance the performance and energy density of capacitors as well as many other energy storage and conversion technologies. Mainstream"s nanostructure array fabrication method is a low-cost, robust, and scalable method that exceeds the current state-of-the-art with respect to the ability to fabricate ultra-high surface area and dense nanostructures on addressable and conductive, semiconductive or insulating supports. The most distinct advantage is the ability to precisely fabricate nanostructure arrays with controllable geometries, diameters below 10 nm, lengths above 1 centimeter and densities above 10 billion structures per square centimeter. Application of Mainstream"s templated approach has yielded electrochemical double layer capacitors (EDLCs) with specific capacitances and discharge rates that meet or exceed the current state of the art with respect to similar devices. During Phase I, Mainstream demonstrated the fabrication of high-density nanostructure arrays of virtually any composition. The nanostructure arrays were used as EDLC electrodes and demonstrated better than state of the art specific capacitance. In addition, we discovered that a secondary experimental control gave rise to as high as a 10-fold increase in specific capacitance with respect to control samples.

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