Our work

The overall objective of the ARMS project (Atomic layer-coated gRaphene electrode-based Micro-flexible and Structural supercapacitors (ARMS)) is to integrate comprehensive materials and processes, including graphene-rich bio-based carbon materials and graphene-decorated carbon fibers, and to develop scalable and cost-effective atomic layer deposition (ALD) manufacturing technology to fabricate totally eco-friendly supercapacitors with energy density reaching > 50 Wh/kg that is comparable to batteries without sacrificing the power density, cycle life or eco-friendliness, and open up opportunities to establish a new value chain for supercapacitor manufacturing with European SMEs as key players.

Advancing sustainable innovation: the University of Southern Denmark's role in the ARMS project

The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) is a relatively young and fast-growing Danish university (started in 1966). It consists of five faculties that educate just under 30,000 students, and five campuses, the largest of which is in Odense, on the island of Funen. The Faculty of Engineering, affiliated with ARMS, has gained a reputation for cutting-edge research, especially in robotics, and has generated many startups. The team at SDU involved in the ARMS project consists of Associate Professor Ciprian Cimpan and Postdoctoral Fellow Suiting Ding.

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First publication from the ARMS project: sustainable wood carbon for next-generation energy storage

The ARMS project's first scientific publication, “Enhancing Specific Capacitance and Energy Density in Printed Supercapacitors: The Role of Activated Wood Carbon and Electrolyte Dynamics,” was published in the open-access journal Carbon Trends. The publication explores the potential of Activated Wood Carbon (AWC) – a sustainable and innovative material – for use in printed supercapacitors.

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This project, funded by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe programme, is part of the Graphene Flagship initiative
which works to advance technologies that rely on graphene and other 2D materials.