Apparatus and Associated Methods for Electrical Storage

    公开(公告)号:US20180102223A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-12

    申请号:US15572947

    申请日:2016-04-27

    Abstract: An apparatus including a first charge collector and an ionic layer, the ionic layer configured to absorb water from the surrounding environment to deliver said water to the apparatus, the apparatus including graphene oxide provided on the first charge collector, the graphene oxide configured to generate protons in the presence of water; a second conductive material spaced apart from the first charge collector, the second material having a lower work function than the first charge collector, the graphene oxide extending from the first charge collector to be in contact with the second material at an interface; wherein the ionic layer is in contact with the graphene oxide and the second material; and wherein the ionic layer includes a room temperature ionic fluid and a solidifying material which provides for the ionic layer to be a solid at room temperature.

    A Method Forming a Graphene Oxide-Reduced Graphene Oxide Junction

    公开(公告)号:US20170250413A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-31

    申请号:US15521644

    申请日:2015-10-21

    Inventor: Di WEI Mark ALLEN

    CPC classification number: H01M6/40 H01L21/263 H01M4/0414 H01M4/583 H01M6/32

    Abstract: A method including a deposition step comprising depositing a layer of graphene oxide; a deposition step including 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.

    AN APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR ANALYTE DETECTION
    6.
    发明申请
    AN APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR ANALYTE DETECTION 审中-公开
    用于分析物检测的装置和相关方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160223490A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-04

    申请号:US15021744

    申请日:2014-09-18

    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.

    Abstract translation: 一种包括通过电解质(103)从多个第二横向定向细长电极(102)分离的多个第一细长电极(101)的装置,所述多个横向取向的第一(101)和第二(102)电极形成阵列 其中所述第一电极(101)被配置为使得分析物与所述第一电极(101)在传感器节点处的相互作用影响所述传感器节点的电特性,并且其中所述第一电极 装置包括连接到每个电极(101,102)的相应端子,用于电连接到测量电路,以便能够基于该传感器节点的电气特性的测量来确定特定传感器节点处的分析物的存在和/或量。

    APPARATUS FOR DETECTING HUMIDITY
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180025613A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-25

    申请号:US15547625

    申请日:2016-01-28

    CPC classification number: G08B21/20 G01N33/02 H01M6/32

    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.

    ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    10.
    发明申请
    ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS 有权
    电子装置及相关方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160293973A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-06

    申请号:US15037305

    申请日:2014-11-06

    Inventor: Di WEI

    Abstract: An apparatus comprising an insulating substrate (101); at least two charge collectors (102, 103) spaced apart on the substrate (101) surface; a proton-generating electrode layer (104) configured to generate proton charge carriers; a proton-accepting electrode layer (105) configured to accept the generated proton charge carriers, wherein each of the proton-generating electrode layer (104) and proton-accepting electrode layer (105) are configured to be electrically connected to a different one of the respective charge collectors (102, 103), and to overlap in a junction region such that the charge carriers of the layers can be transferred between the proton-generating (104) and proton-accepting (105) electrode layers to thereby generate a voltage.

    Abstract translation: 一种包括绝缘基板(101)的设备; 在衬底(101)表面上间隔开的至少两个电荷收集器(102,103); 构造成产生质子电荷载流子的质子产生电极层(104) 被配置为接受产生的质子电荷载流子的质子接受电极层(105),其中质子产生电极层(104)和质子接受电极层(105)中的每一个被构造成电连接到 相应的电荷收集器(102,103),并且在结区域中重叠,使得可以在质子产生(104)和质子接受(105)电极层之间转移层的电荷载流子,从而产生电压 。

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