CATALYZING GRAPHITIZATION WITHIN THERMOSET DERIVED CARBON PRECURSORS-THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE CARBON MATERIALS HOLDS SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR CIVILIAN INDUSTRIES SUCH AS AEROSPACE, AUTOMOTIVE, AND ENERGY, WHERE ELEVATED THERMOMECHANICAL PERFORMANCE IS ESSENTIAL. EXAMPLES INCLUDE USING THESE MODIFIED CARBON COMPOSITES IN COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS TO WITHSTAND HIGH TEMPERATURES WHILE REDUCING WEIGHT, IN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES LIKE BATTERIES, WHERE INCREASED CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ORDER ENHANCES THERMAL STABILITY AND CONDUCTIVITY, OR IN DISC BRAKES, WHERE IMPROVED STRENGTH AND HEAT RESISTANCE CAN LEAD TO BETTER PERFORMANCE AND LONGER-LASTING COMPONENTS.

Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Incorporated

Investigators