A two-stage, self-aligned vertical densification process for as-grown CNT forests in supercapacitor applications

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 188, Issue , 2012, Pages 261-267

  Jiang, Yingqi ^a   Lin, Liwei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube forest; Densification; Energy storage; Supercapacitor

Indexed keywords

AS-GROWN; BOTTOM CONTACTS; CNT FILMS; COMBINING PROCESS; DENSIFICATION PROCESS; ENERGY DENSITY; GROWTH SUBSTRATES; LATERAL DIRECTIONS; LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; MECHANICAL BENDING; PROTOTYPE EXPERIMENT; SELF ALIGNMENT; SELF-ALIGNED; SILICON SUBSTRATES; SPECIFIC CAPACITANCE; SUPER CAPACITOR; SUPERCAPACITOR APPLICATION; SUPERCAPACITOR ELECTRODES;

ALIGNMENT; CAPACITANCE; CARBON NANOTUBES; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DENSIFICATION; ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS; ENERGY STORAGE; FILM GROWTH; LIQUIDS;

FORESTRY;

AMPEROMETRY; CAPACITORS; CARBON FIBERS; DENSIFICATION; ELECTRODES; FORESTS; SILICON;

EID: 84870063478     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2012.04.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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