Patent ID: 11945722
Assignee: OHIO UNIVERSITY
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A method of making an electrically conductive composite comprising:
applying graphene oxide to at least one non-conductive porous substrate; and
reducing the graphene oxide to graphene via an electrochemical reaction, the electrochemical reaction takes place in an electrochemical cell, the electrochemical cell comprising:
a first electrode comprising at least one layered electrocatalyst, wherein the at least one layered electrocatalyst comprises:
the at least one non-conductive porous substrate coated with graphene oxide;
at least a first active metal layer and a second active metal layer, the first active metal layer and the second active metal layer each comprising a conductive metal in contact with the at least one non-conductive porous substrate coated with graphene oxide, wherein the first active metal layer is positioned on a first portion of the at least one non-conductive porous substrate coated with graphene oxide and the second active metal layer is positioned on a second portion of the at least one non-conductive porous substrate coated with graphene oxide, the first portion opposing the second portion;

a second electrode comprising a conductor;
an ion conductive medium; and
electrical current in communication with the first electrode,
wherein the first and second active metal layers are in electronic communication with the ion conductive medium.