Copper (Cu) is the electrical conductor of choice in many categories of electrical wiring, with household and building installation being the major market of this metal. This work demonstrates the coating of Cu wires─with diameters relevant for low-voltage (LV) applications─with graphene. The chemical vapor deposition (CVD) coating process is rapid, safe, scalable, and industrially compatible. Graphene-coated Cu wires display good oxidation resistance and increased electrical conductivity (up to 1% immediately after coating and up to 3% after 24 months), allowing for wire diameter reduction and thus significant savings in wire production costs. Combined spectroscopic and diffraction analysis indicates that the conductivity increase is due to a change in Cu crystallinity induced by the coating process conditions, while electrical testing of aged wires shows that graphene plays a major role in maintaining improved electrical performances over long periods of time. Finally, graphene coating of Cu wires using an ambient-pressure roll-to-roll (R2R) CVD reactor is demonstrated. This enables the in-line production of graphene-coated metallic wires as required for industrial scale-up.
Mishra, N., Vlamidis, Y., Martini, L., Lanza, A., Gebeyehu, Z.M., Jouvray, A., et al. (2023). Industrial Graphene Coating of Low-Voltage Copper Wires for Power Distribution. ACS APPLIED ENGINEERING MATERIALS, 1(7), 1937-1945 [10.1021/acsaenm.3c00249].
Industrial Graphene Coating of Low-Voltage Copper Wires for Power Distribution
Vlamidis, YleaWriting – Original Draft Preparation
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2023-01-01
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Copper (Cu) is the electrical conductor of choice in many categories of electrical wiring, with household and building installation being the major market of this metal. This work demonstrates the coating of Cu wires─with diameters relevant for low-voltage (LV) applications─with graphene. The chemical vapor deposition (CVD) coating process is rapid, safe, scalable, and industrially compatible. Graphene-coated Cu wires display good oxidation resistance and increased electrical conductivity (up to 1% immediately after coating and up to 3% after 24 months), allowing for wire diameter reduction and thus significant savings in wire production costs. Combined spectroscopic and diffraction analysis indicates that the conductivity increase is due to a change in Cu crystallinity induced by the coating process conditions, while electrical testing of aged wires shows that graphene plays a major role in maintaining improved electrical performances over long periods of time. Finally, graphene coating of Cu wires using an ambient-pressure roll-to-roll (R2R) CVD reactor is demonstrated. This enables the in-line production of graphene-coated metallic wires as required for industrial scale-up.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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