Oxidation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes by air: Benefits for electric double layer capacitors

Powder Technology

Volumn 142, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 175-179

  Li, Chensha ^a   Wang, Dazhi ^a   Liang, Tongxiang ^a   Wang, Xiaofeng ^a   Wu, Jianjun ^a   Hu, Xiaoqing ^a   Liang, Ji ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air; Carbon nanotubes; Electric double layer capacitor; Oxidization

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; ELECTRODES; OXIDATION;

AIR OXIDATION; ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITORS (EDLC); POLARIZABLE ELECTRODES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE;

AIR; CAPACITOR; CARBON; NANOTUBE; OXIDATION;

AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRODE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; OXIDATION; POWDER; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 3142648867     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2004.04.037     Document Type: Article

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