Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Nanosynthesis Plus, Ltd.

Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

The Penn State Research Foundation

The Ohio State University

Columbia University

Temple University

Avetik R Harutyunyan

Toshio Tokune

Xufan Li

Oleg Kuznetsov

Elena Mora Pigos

Neal Pierce

Leonid Grigorian

Elena Mora

Gugang Chen

Peter C Eklund

Rahul S Rao

Bhabendra K Pradhan

Nam Hawn Chou

Elena Mora Fernandez

James Hone

Shoji Isobe

Daniel Vincent Esposito

Xiangye Liu

Baiching Li

Yoshiya Fujiwara

Hajime Goto

Yi Rao

Xia Li

John M Pigos

Tereza Paronyan

Hiroshi Tsujino

An encapsulated nanoribbon having a nanotube of a dielectric material, wherein the nanotube has a diameter and a first length, and a nanoribbon at least partially encapsulated within the nanotube, the nanoribbon including a transition metal dichalcogenide and having a width and a second length, the second length being coextensive with the first length, and the width being no greater than the diameter. Also disclosed are methods of making the encapsulated nanoribbon.

Formation of encapsulated nanoribbons in dielectric nanotubes

Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to electronic textiles and more specifically to self-sustaining, interactive electronic textiles, to systems incorporating such electronic textiles, and to uses thereof. In an embodiment, a system to assist with an intended motion of a user is provided. The system includes one or more processors, and an electronic textile. The electronic textile includes a textile substrate, an actuator coupled to the textile substrate, a sensor coupled to the textile substrate, and a battery coupled to the textile substrate, the battery electrically coupled to a conductive yarn, the conductive yarn further electrically coupled to the actuator and the sensor. Embodiments also include a system to assist with blood circulation of a user and a method of assisting blood circulation of a user.

Electronic textiles

The present disclosure relates to stretchable and flexible lithium ion batteries that can store high energy density. The stretchable and flexible lithium ion battery can comprise flexible battery pouch cells connected in a serial, parallel, flat, or 3D configuration by, for example, stretchable, flexible, twistable, and durable material, which may include stretchable and flexible conductive connections.

Stretchable and flexible lithium ion battery

A method of making a self-supportive electrode material that includes providing an aerosolized plurality of carbon nanotubes in a carbon nanotube synthesis reactor, transporting the aerosolized plurality of carbon nanotubes directly from the carbon nanotube synthesis reactor to a mixing chamber, contacting the aerosolized plurality of carbon nanotubes in the mixing chamber with an aerosolized electrode active material from a first chamber to provide a substantially homogenous aerosol mixture of the carbon nanotubes and the electrode active material, and depositing the carbon nanotubes and the electrode active material on a substrate to provide a self-supportive electrode material. Also described are systems for performing the disclosed method and self-supportive electrode materials provided by the method.

Additives for self-standing electrodes

The present disclosure generally relates to apparatus and processes for wirelessly monitoring the structural health of an energy storage device, and more specifically to energy storage devices with wireless operando monitoring and processes of use. In an aspect, an apparatus for wireless monitoring of an energy storage device is provided. The apparatus includes an energy storage device comprising an electrode, the electrode comprising a nanotube network; a radio-frequency identification (RFID) system comprising: a RFID tag comprising a conductive material, the RFID tag attached to, or embedded within, the electrode; and a RFID reader external to the energy storage device. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to determine a first value of current of the electrode of the energy storage device based on an induced magnetic field acting on the conductive material, and compare the first value of current to a threshold value or range.

Energy storage device with wireless operando monitoring

The present disclosure relates to devices integrated with flexible batteries wherein the flexible batteries can be wearable and can provide an integration platform for various electronic devices.

Flexible battery as an integration platform for wearable sensors and processing/transmitting devices

A method of making an atomic layer nanoribbon that includes forming a double atomic layer ribbon having a first monolayer and a second monolayer on a surface of the first monolayer, wherein the first monolayer and the second monolayer each contains a transition metal dichalcogenide material, oxidizing at least a portion of the first monolayer to provide an oxidized portion, and removing the oxidized portion to provide an atomic layer nanoribbon of the transition metal dichalcogenide material. Also provided are double atomic layer ribbons, double atomic layer nanoribbons, and single atomic layer nanoribbons prepared according to the method.

Method for growth of atomic layer ribbons and nanoribbons of transition metal dichalcogenides

Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to catalyst compositions including metal chalcogenides, processes for producing such catalyst compositions, processes for enhancing catalytic active sites in such catalyst compositions, and uses of such catalyst compositions in, e.g., processes for producing conversion products. In an aspect, a process for forming a catalyst composition is provided. The process includes introducing an electrolyte material and an amphiphile material to a metal chalcogenide to form the catalyst composition. In another aspect, a catalyst composition is provided. The catalyst composition includes a metal chalcogenide, an electrolyte material, and an amphiphile material. Devices for hydrogen evolution reaction are also provided.

Catalyst compositions including metal chalcogenides, processes for forming the catalyst compositions, and uses thereof

The present disclosure generally relates to compositions and devices for, e.g., hosting qubits, and processes of use. In an embodiment, a quantum device is provided. The quantum device includes a composition, the composition comprising a first component comprising a nanotube and a second component comprising a compound, the compound comprising a metal-bound cyclic tetrapyrrole, an ion thereof, or a combination thereof. In another embodiment, a process for controlling a quantum spin is provided. The process includes cooling a composition described herein to a temperature of about 1 K or more, applying a voltage to the composition, introducing a magnetic field to the composition, and introducing microwave radiation to the composition.

Quantum devices and processes of use

Moisture governed growth method of atomic layer ribbons and nanoribbons of transition metal dichalcogenides

A method of producing a composite product is provided. The method includes providing a fluidized bed of metal oxide particles in a fluidized bed reactor, providing a catalyst or catalyst precursor in the fluidized bed reactor, providing a carbon source in the fluidized bed reactor for growing carbon nanotubes, growing carbon nanotubes in a carbon nanotube growth zone of the fluidized bed reactor, and collecting a composite product comprising metal oxide particles and carbon nanotubes.

System and method of producing a composite product

Articles and devices comprising a multifunctional conductive wire having a first electrode including a first carbon nanotube composite yarn containing carbon nanotubes and secondary particles; a second electrode including a second carbon nanotube composite yarn containing carbon nanotubes and secondary particles; a first separator membrane surrounding the first electrode; a second separator membrane surrounding the second electrode; an electrolyte surrounding the first and second electrodes; a flexible insulator layer surrounding the electrolyte; and a flexible conducting layer at least partially surrounding the flexible insulator layer. Also provided are method of making and using the articles, devices, and multifunctional conductive wires herein.

Article having multifunctional conductive wire

Methods of making single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) including a single step for preparing a homogeneous dispersion of SWNTs in a battery electrode powder. The method may comprise providing a reactor in fluid communication with a mixer, wherein an aerosol containing SWNTs is transmitted from the reactor directly to the mixer containing a battery electrode powder.

Production of carbon nanotube modified battery electrode powders via single step dispersion

A method of forming a single atomic layer nanoribbon on a substrate by subjecting two or more precursor powders to a moisturized gas flow at a temperature sufficient to deposit the single atomic layer nanoribbon on the substrate via chemical vapor deposition, the single atomic layer nanoribbon having a transition metal dichalcogenide material and the substrate including fluorophlogopite mica, highly oriented pyrolytic graphite, or a combination thereof. Also described are single atomic layer nanoribbons prepared by the method.

A method for generating hydrogen including contacting a catalyst with a proton source, the catalyst having a catalytic component with a first surface comprising a plurality of catalytic sites and a carbon component provided as a layer on the first surface, wherein the carbon component comprises a plurality of pores. Also provided are catalysts for catalyzing the hydrogen evolution reaction and methods of making the same.

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Columbus, OH, United States of America

Avetik R Harutyunyan