Sustainable Devices by Design: Thermal- and Plasma-Enabled Nanofabrication of Hierarchical Carbon Nanostructures for Bioelectronics and Supercapacitors

Abstract

Graphene is promising to enable diverse technological advancements. However, major technical challenges arise in its fabrication and integration as active functional materials. This body of work exemplifies a host of thermal- and plasma-enabled techniques, designed to realize sustainable and controlled methodologies for nano-assembly. Importantly, these techniques may be tailored and broadly incorporated to harness the unique functional properties of graphene, and a host of other hierarchical nanomaterials. Together, these concepts may pave the realization of next-generation nanotechnologies which hold promise for a sustainable future.