Graphene Project, Assoc. Prof. Selmiye ALKAN GÜRSEL

GRAPHENE FLAGSHIP PROJECT
AT SABANCI UNIVERSITY
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Selmiye Alkan Gürsel
Sabancı University
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
SABANCI UNIVERSITY
July 1994
Resolution by Sabancı Holding Executive Board
August 1995
Search Conference with 52 participants from 22
countries & Formulation of the ‘’The Philosopy’’
February 1996
Various Task Forces Start Working on Curricular and
Administrative Structure
July 1997
Groundbreaking by the President of Turkey
October 1999
First Academic Year
SABANCI UNIVERSITY-PHILOSOPHY
“Creating and Developing Together”
 Student Focused
 Participative
 Responsible and
Responsive
 Practice Relevance
 Developing science and
technology
 Disseminating knowledge
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Interdisciplinary
Self-Managing /
Self-Sustaining
Teamwork
Local / Regional / Global
Learning to Learn
• School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (FENS)
• School of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
• School of Management (FMAN)
• A total of 12 undergraduate, 18 graduate, and 3 minor honors programs
• 3.000 undergraduate and 700 graduate students
• The student-to- faculty ratio is a very desirable 10:1 ratio
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND NATURAL SCIENCES
 An academic staff of 100 members, about 750
undergraduate and 325 graduate students.
 Competitive and dynamic faculty
 Student participation to research from
undergraduate level
 National and international cooperation
 Close relations with industry
 Interdisciplinary Research Activites
 Effective collaboration within faculty
 Multidisciplinary research laboratories
established with an cumulative investment
exceeding 50 Million EUR
 Highest sponsored research funds per faculty
member in Turkey
THE ANNUAL PROGRESS OF THE EXTERNALLY
FUNDED PROJECTS (2005-2013) (TL)
40.000.000
34.087.166
35.000.000
30.000.000
24.939.950
25.000.000
20.000.000
15.000.000
8.396.000
10.000.000
5.000.000
11.982.000 10.964.000
10.706.000
9.980.000
9.000.000
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2005
16.214.000
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
* The projects in the contract phase are included.
BUDGET DISTRIBUTIONS OF ONGOING PROJECTS
(DECEMBER 2013)
SPO
3%
BUSINESS
ENTERPRISES
20%
OTHER
8%
TUBITAK
52%
EU
17%
* The projects in the contract phase are included.
FP7 PERFORMANCE OF THE TURKISH UNIVERSITIES
(2007 - JUNE 2012)
According to TUBITAK official results, SU is highly successful at the EU FP7 and is the
leading university among Turkish universities with 43 projects.
Source: "EU 7th Framework Program Interim Evaluation Report (1 January 2007-30 June 2012)
Graphene appointed an EU Future
Emerging Technology (FET) Flagship
The European Commission has chosen Graphene as
one of Europe’s first 10-year, 1,000 million euro FET
Flagships
‘’Graphene-Driven Revolutions in ICT and Beyond’’
75 partners, (126 groups) from 17 European countries, selected by
coordinator and work-package leaders based on their contributions to
flagship goals
Sabancı University is the only partner of Graphene Flagship Project from Turkey
steady state phase
Horizon 2020
Programme
ramp-up phase
7th Framework
Programme
10 year project period, 1 B€
Carl-Christian Buhr of the European Commission congratulates Jari Kinaret,
Director of The Graphene Flagship, at the flagship launch at Chalmers University of
Technology (October 11, 2013)
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use of graphene in polymer electrolyte
membrane fuel cells
POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE (PEM) FUEL CELL
Membrane Electrode Assembly
(MEA)
L. Gubler, S. Alkan Gürsel, G. G. Scherer, Fuel Cells 5, 317 (2005)
CATALYST AND CATALYST SUPPORT
Membrane
Gas Difussion Electrode
GDL
Catalyst
Catalyst Layer
Support
 Platinum (Pt) nanoparticles used as the catalyst
 Carbon blacks (e.g., Vulcan XC-72, Acetylene Black,
Ketjen Black, etc.) are used support materials
M. Uchida, Y. Fukuoka, Y. Sugawara, N. Eda, A.
Ohta, J. Electrochem. Soc.143(7): 2245 (1996)
Type of catalyst support has a dramatic effect on fuel cell performance
CATALYST SUPPORT MATERIALS- LIMITATIONS
electrochemical
instability
presence of sulfur
impurities
• loss of Pt nanoparticles or
aggregation of particles
• Pt poisoning
formation of
microporous
structure
• preventing easy access of the
reactants
presence of deep
cracks
• difficulty in the formation of
three-phase boundary
long-term degradation of the catalyst performance
CATALYST SUPPORT MATERIALS-REQUIREMENTS
Large
surface area
High
conductivity
Challanges
Development of catalysts
 minimal loading
 maximum catalytic
activity
Catalyst Support
Affinity to
Corrosion
resistant
 CO tolerance
nanoparticles  high durability
Free from
impurities
the unique structure and properties of
graphene can fullfill these requirements
OBJECTIVE
 Increase catalyst dispersion, utilization and stability
 Reduce the amount of catalyst loading in the electrodes
utilization
stability
dispersion
reduction
of Pt
catalyst
loading
GRAPHENE SUPPORTED CATALYST (Pt/GRAPHENE)
Pt
Pt
Pt
Pt
Pt
Pt
Pt
Pt
Pt
Pt
Pt
Pt
Pt nanoparticles
Pt nanoparticles
carbon
paper
Electrode fabrication
Pt/G
fuel cell electrode
Fuel cell testing
membrane
MEA fabrication
MEA
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Gas Difusion
Electrodes and
Proton Exchange
Membrane
Membranes for PEM
Electrode Assemblies
Fuel Cells
PEM Fuel Cells
Lithium Ion Batteries
Materials for
Artifical Muscles
Conducting
Polymers
ORFSO2F
Radiation-Induced Grafting
H3C
F
1.0
Durability: 5200 hours
0.8
ETFE25 ( 0% DVB) 165 h
ETFE25 ( 5% DVB) 210 h
ETFE25 ( 8% DVB) 136 h
ETFE25(10% DVB) 169 h
ETFE25(15% DVB) 149 h
FEP 25 (10% DVB) 174 h
Nafion® 112
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Current Density (mA cm )
F
F
H
C
C
C
C
F
F
H
H
CF2
H
n
0.5
Resistance (Ohm cm2)
Cell Voltage (V)
PEM FUEL CELLS: PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES FOR LOW T OPERATION
H. Ben youcef, S. Alkan Gürsel, A. Buisson, L. Gubler, A. Wokaun, G. G. Scherer,
Fuel Cells, 10, 401 (2010)
H. Ben youcef, L. Gubler, S. Alkan Gürsel, D. Henkensmeier, A. Wokaun, G. G.
Scherer, Electrochem. Comm. 11, 941 (2009
 L. Gubler, H. Ben youcef, S. Alkan Gürsel, A. Wokaun, G. G. Scherer, J.
Electrochem. Soc. 155(9), B921 (2008)
H. Ben youcef, S. Alkan Gürsel, A. Wokaun, G. G. Scherer, J. Memb. Sci. 311, 208
(2008)
M. G. Roelofs, Z. Yang, S. Alkan Gürsel, G. G. Scherer ‘Process to Prepare Stable
Trifluorostyrene Containing Compounds Grafted to Base Polymers using an
Alcohol/Water Mixture’ WO2006102672 (28-09-2006)
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Nafion NR 211 80 C
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ETFE-g-P4VP 120 C
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ETFE-g-P4VP 130 C
100
80
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80 C
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100 C
0
120 C
ETFE-g-P4VP
0.8
0.7
60
40
20
0.8
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Nafion NR 211 120 C
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ETFE-g-P4VP 80 C
0.6
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RH (%)
80
100
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• L. Işıkel Şanlı, S.Taş, Y. Yürüm, S. Alkan Gürsel, Fuel Cells (accepted)
• L. Işıkel Şanlı, S. Alkan Gürsel, Patent Application PCT/EP2013/066945 (filed 13.08.2013)
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Current Density (mA/cm )
Power Density (W/cm )
140
Voltage (V)
Proton Conductivity (mS/cm)
PEM FUEL CELLS: PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES FOR HIGH T OPERATION
PEM FUEL CELLS: MICROSTRUCTURED MEMBRANES
irradiation
200 µm
proton conductivity
good
mechanical properties
• P. Farquet, C. Padeste, M. Börner, H. Ben youcef, S. Alkan. Gürsel, G. G.
Scherer, H. H. Solak, V. Saile A. Wokaun, J. Memb. Sci. 325(2), 658 (2008)
• H. P. Brack, C. Padeste, M. Slaski, S. Alkan, H. H. Solak J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126,
1004 (2004)
PEM FUEL CELLS: GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODES & MEAS
Direct deposition of Pt
Wet-Laying Process
C fiber +10%PTFE
Chemical deposition of Pt
 G. G. Scherer, L. Gubler, S. Alkan Gürsel ‘A Method for Preparing a Membrane to be Assembled in a Membrane Electrode Assembly and Membrane Electrode
Assembly’ WO2006081970 (10-08-2006), EP1689014 (08-09-2006), US2009053611 (26-02-2009)
 L. Işıkel , MSc thesis, Auburn University, 2007
 D. Çilingir Doğan, S. Alkan Gürsel, Fuel Cells, 11, 361 (2011)
SUCCESS TIPS
Distinguished
researcher
profile
Networking
Collaborations
Following
grant
opportunies
GRAPHENE FLAGSHIP PROJECT TEAM FROM SABANCI UNIVERSITY
 Assoc. Prof. Selmiye Alkan Gürsel (scientific representative)
 Dr. Veera Sadhu (senior researcher)
 Dr. Lale Işıkel Şanlı (postdoctoral researcher)
 Begüm Yarar (PhD student)
 Vildan Bayram (MSc student)
 Esaam Jamil (MSc student)
 Ahmet Can Kırlıoğlu (undergraduate student)
 Zain Fuad (undergraduate student)
 Ece Arıcı (undergraduate student)
COLLABORATIONS
 Dr. Şölen Kınayyiğit, Sabancı University
 Dr. Ayşe Bayrakçeken, Atatürk University
 Dr. Cesar Merino Sanchez , Grupo Antolin-Ingeniera
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Burcu Saner Okan, Sabancı University (until 24.02.2014)