Abstract:
An apparatus comprising a detection circuit and an associated reference circuit, each circuit comprising a power source coupled to a memristor via a resistive sensor, the power source configured to apply a voltage to the memristor to switch the memristor from a first resistance state to a second resistance state when the resistive sensor is exposed to a physical stimulus, wherein the power source of the detection circuit is configured to have a discharge rate which is dependent upon the physical stimulus whilst the power source of the associated reference circuit is configured to have a discharge rate which is not dependent upon the physical stimulus, the resulting difference in discharge rates between the respective power sources allowing the timing of the physical stimulus to be determined based on whether or not the respective memristors of the detection and associated reference circuits have both switched.
Abstract:
A method comprising: a deposition step comprising depositing a layer of graphene oxide; a deposition step comprising selectively exposing a region of the deposited graphene oxide layer to electromagnetic radiation to form a region of reduced graphene oxide adjacent to a neighbouring region of unexposed graphene oxide, the graphene oxide and adjacent reduced graphene oxide regions forming a junction therebetween to produce a graphene oxide-reduced graphene oxide junction layer; and repeating the deposition and exposure steps for one or more further respective layers of graphene oxide, over an underlying graphene oxide-reduced graphene oxide junction layer, to produce an apparatus in which the respective junctions of the graphene oxide- reduced graphene oxide layers, when considered together, extend in the third dimension.
Abstract:
An apparatus comprising a first electrode, a second electrode and an electrolyte, the first electrode comprising graphene oxide and configured to generate protons in the presence of water to produce a potential difference between the first and second electrodes, the electrolyte configured to enable the generated protons to flow from the first electrode to the second electrode when the first and second electrodes are connected by an external circuit, wherein the electrolyte comprises a room-temperature ionic fluid configured to absorb water from the surrounding environment and deliver said water to the first electrode to facilitate the generation of protons.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for making such an apparatus. The apparatus comprises at least two plasmonic resonators having a space therebetween, the at least two plasmonic resonators configured to undergo plasmonic resonance upon irradiation by electromagnetic radiation and thereby generate an electric field in the space; and graphene oxide positioned within the space and in electrical contact with the at least two plasmonic resonators; the graphene oxide configured to: attract water molecules into the space; protonate water molecules present in the vicinity of the space;and by using the generated electric field in the space, split water molecules in the vicinity of the space, thereby producing hydrogen and oxygen.
Abstract:
An apparatus (10) comprising one or more proton battery cells (24), each cell comprising: a proton- generator region (25) configured to donate proton charge carriers; a proton-acceptor region (26) configured to accept donated proton charge carriers; a first electrode (27) associated with one of the proton-generator region (25) and the proton-acceptor region (26); and a second electrode (28) associated with the other of the proton-generator region (25) and the proton-acceptor region (26); an antenna (50), wherein at least a portion of the antenna (50) is configured to provide at least some of the first electrode(s) (27) of the one or more proton battery cells (24); and circuitry (80) configured to be powered via second electrode(s) (28) of the one or more proton battery cells (24) in electrical parallel, wherein the circuitry (80) is configured to operably connect to the antenna (50). The portion of the antenna (50) that provides the first electrodes (27) may be a grounded portion such as a ground plane.
Abstract:
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is disclosed. The method comprises providing a substrate, depositing a graphene oxide (GO) film on the substrate, exposing at least one part of the GO film to photonic irradiation for reducing said at least one part of the GO film, thereby producing a pattern of at least one reduced GO (rGO) area in the GO film; and selectively depositing polar material onto the GO film according to said pattern of at least one rGO area.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method of providing an apparatus, the apparatus comprising: an electrode comprising metal; an anode comprising a composite of halide salt and conductive carbon based material wherein the anode is deposited on the electrode; a cathode comprising metal; and a solid electrolyte provided between the cathode and the anode.
Abstract:
An apparatus comprising: a humidity-dependent electrical energy source configured to provide electrical energy when an environment occupied by the humidity- dependent electrical energy source becomes humid; and an electrically activated visual indicator coupled to receive provided electrical energy from the humidity- dependent electrical energy source and configured to provide a visual indication that the environment occupied by the humidity-dependent electrical energy source has become humid.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a method of preparing a graphene oxide composite comprising (i) contacting (a) an aqueous solution comprising graphene oxide with (b) at least one polymerisable amine monomer and (c) at least one acid; and (ii) adding a polymerising initiator to the mixture obtained in step (i). Associated apparatus are also described.
Abstract:
An apparatus comprising a plurality of first elongate electrodes (101) separated from a plurality of second transversely oriented elongate electrodes (102) by an electrolyte (103), the plurality of transversely oriented first (101) and second (102) electrodes forming an array of respective electrochemical sensor nodes at the spaced crossings thereof, wherein the first electrodes (101) are configured such that the interaction of an analyte with the first electrode (101) at a sensor node affects an electrical property of the sensor node, and wherein the apparatus comprises respective terminals connected to each electrode (101, 102) for electrical connection to a measurement circuit to enable determination of the presence and/or amount of analyte at a particular sensor node based on a measurement of the electrical property of that sensor node.