Pore size control and electrochemical capacitor behavior of chemically activated polyacrylonitrile - Carbon nanotube composite films

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 593-598

  Jagannathan, Sudhakar ^a   Liu, Tao ^a   Kumar, Satish ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Nano composites; A. Smart materials; Activated carbon; B. Porosity

Indexed keywords

A. SMART MATERIALS; ACTIVATING AGENTS; ACTIVATION TEMPERATURES; B. POROSITY; CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE FILMS; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITOR; ELECTROLYTE SYSTEMS; ENERGY DENSITY; MAXIMUM VALUES; MICROPORES; MOLARITY; PORE SIZE CONTROL; PRECURSOR FILMS; SMART MATERIALS; SPECIFIC CAPACITANCE; SURFACE AREA;

ACETONITRILE; CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; CARBON FILMS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; COMPOSITE FILMS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PAPER CAPACITORS; POLYACRYLONITRILES; PORE SIZE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

COMPOSITE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; NANOTUBE; POLYACRYLONITRILE; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 76549103362     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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