Background

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall
M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm

Area of interest

Material science, surface chemistry, coating, electron microscopy and image analysis.

Current research

I am currently working in the KEPS project that concerns kinetic energy storage in paper-based supercapacitors. The research team within the project is working on a technique for large scale production of graphene/nanographite. The electrodes that are used in the supercapacitors are fabricated by coating a graphene dispersion onto a fiber-based substrate. One of the challenges I am focusing on is how to stabilize the graphene in the dispersion to avoid aggregation and to maintain the electrode performance. Scanning electron microscopy is used to study the electrode structures, see example to the right.

Other information

Examples from my research area Cross-sections of three different electrode materials taken with scanning electron microscope. The yellow bar is 10 micrometer. Find out more: The KEPS Project, The research area of Complex Materials.

Publications

Articles in journals Chapters in books Conference papers Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries

Articles in journals

Andres, B. , Forsberg, S. , Dahlström, C. , Blomquist, N. & Olin, H. (2014). Enhanced electrical and mechanical properties of nanographite electrodes for supercapacitors by addition of nanofibrillated cellulose. Physica status solidi. B, Basic research, vol. 251: 12, pp. 2581-2586.

Dahlström, C. & Uesaka, T. (2012). Microstructure Variations in Paper Coating : Direct Observations. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 51: 24, pp. 8246-8252.

Dahlström, C. , Allem, R. & Uesaka, T. (2011). New Method for Characterizing Paper Coating Structures Using Argon Ion Beam Milling and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy. Journal of Microscopy, vol. 241: 2, pp. 179-187.

Dahlström, C. & Uesaka, T. (2009). New Insights into Coating Uniformity and Base Sheet Structures. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 48: 23, pp. 10472-10478.

Chapters in books

Dahlström, C. (2013). Sample Preparation Using Argon Ion Beam Milling. In Argon: Production, Characteristics and Applications. Hauppauge, NY : Nova Science Publishers, Inc.. pp. 223-240.

Conference papers

Dahlström, C. , Andres, B. & Forsberg, S. (2014). Coating Uniformity and its Effect on Supercapacitor Capacitance. .

Dahlström, C. & Uesaka, T. (2012). Coating Microstructures : Binder Distributions. In 12th TAPPI Advanced Coating Fundamentals Symposium Proceedings, Co-located with the 16th International Coating Science and Technology Symposium, ISCST 2012.. pp. 250--257.

Dahlström, C. , Uesaka, T. & Norgren, M. (2008). Base Sheet Structures that Control Coating Uniformity: Effects of Length Scale. In 2008 TAPPI Advanced Coating Fundamentals Symposium.. pp. 124--133.

Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries

Dahlström, C. (2012). Quantitative microscopy of coating uniformity. Dis. (Comprehensive summary) Sundsvall : Mid Sweden University, 2012 (Mid Sweden University doctoral thesis : 129)