Enhanced performance of electrospun carbon fibers modified with carbon nanotubes: Promising electrodes for enzymatic biofuel cells

Nanotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 24, 2013, Pages

  Both Engel, A ^a   Cherifi, A ^a   Tingry, S ^a   Cornu, D ^a   Peigney, A ^b   Laurent, Ch ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIZATION TEMPERATURES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRON-TRANSFER REACTIONS; ELECTROREDUCTION OF OXYGENS; NANO-STRUCTURED ELECTRODES; POLYACRYLONITRILE SOLUTION; POROUS STRUCTURES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CARBONIZATION; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTROSPINNING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; REDOX REACTIONS;

ELECTRODES;

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; CARBON; CARBON FIBER; CARBON NANOTUBE; LACCASE; OXYGEN; POLYACRYLONITRILE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; TEMPERATURE; TRAMETES; ULTRASTRUCTURE; PROCEDURES;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ADSORPTION; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CARBON; CATALYSIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; LACCASE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES, CARBON; OXYGEN; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; TEMPERATURE; TRAMETES;

EID: 84878280380     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/24/245402     Document Type: Article

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