Enhanced electrochemical activity using vertically aligned carbon nanotube electrodes grown on carbon fiber

Materials Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 403-407

  De Morais, Evandro Augusto ^a   Alvial, Gaston ^a   Longuinhos, Rafael ^a   Figueiredo, Jose Marcos Andrade ^a   Lacerda, Rodrigo Gribel ^a   Ferlauto, Andre Santarosa ^a   Ladeira, Luiz Orlando ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cyclic voltammetry; Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition; Vertically aligned carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SURFACE AREA; VERTICALLY ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE; VERTICALLY ALIGNED NANOTUBES; VOLTAMMETRY MEASUREMENTS;

ACETYLENE; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; FIBERS; FUEL CELLS; PLASMA DEPOSITION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 80054965248     PISSN: 15161439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-14392011005000059     Document Type: Article

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