Nanostructuring effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on electrochemical properties of carbon foam as constructive electrode for lead acid battery

Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 53-61

  Kumar, Rajeev ^a   Kumari, Saroj ^a   Mathur, Rakesh B ^a   Dhakate, Sanjay R ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon foam; Electrical conductivity; Electrochemical properties; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Surface area

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; COAL TAR; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; FOAMS; HEAT TREATMENT; LEAD ACID BATTERIES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTUBES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

CARBON FOAM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; INERT ATMOSPHERES; LEAD ACID BATTERY ELECTRODES; NANO-STRUCTURING; SACRIFICIAL TEMPLATES; SPECIFIC CAPACITANCE; SURFACE AREA;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 85059771644     PISSN: 21905509     EISSN: 21905517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13204-014-0291-8     Document Type: Article

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