Controllable growth of CNTs on graphene as high-performance electrode material for supercapacitors

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 8497-8504

  Yang, Zhi Yu ^a   Zhao, Yu Fei ^a   Xiao, Qing Qing ^a   Zhang, Yu Xia ^a   Jing, Lin ^a   Yan, Yi Ming ^a   Sun, Ke Ning ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

3D architecture; carbon nanotube; controllable growth; graphene; one pot strategy; supercapacitor

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; CARBON NANOTUBES; ENERGY STORAGE; GRAPHENE;

3D ARCHITECTURES; CONTROLLABLE GROWTH; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSIONS; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; ONE POT; SPECIFIC CAPACITANCE; SUPER CAPACITOR;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 84902449181     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am501362g     Document Type: Article

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