A Study on Supercapacitor Based on Aligned Carbon Nanotubes

Authors

Xiao-yan YE, Department of Chemistry,East China Normal University,Shanghai 200062,China,;
Yan-zhi WANG, Department of Chemistry,East China Normal University,Shanghai 200062,China,;
Hai-yan SONG, Department of Chemistry,East China Normal University,Shanghai 200062,China,;Engineering Research Center for Nanophonics & Advanced Instrument,Ministry of Education,Shanghai 200062,China;
Zhuo SUN, Engineering Research Center for Nanophonics & Advanced Instrument,Ministry of Education,Shanghai 200062,China;
Pin-gang HE, Department of Chemistry,East China Normal University,Shanghai 200062,China,;Engineering Research Center for Nanophonics & Advanced Instrument,Ministry of Education,Shanghai 200062,China;
Yu-zhi FANG, Department of Chemistry,East China Normal University,Shanghai 200062,China,;

Abstract

Large scale vertically aligned carbon nanotubes(ACNTs) with uniform length and diameter were prepared by the pyrolysis of iron(Ⅱ) phthalocyanine at low pressure.The ACNTs were activated by electrolyte-activation,acid-activation or electrochemical activation.The performance of the capacitor based on activated ACNTs was characterized by cyclic voltammograms which was of rectangular shape,impedence spectroscopy in which the phase is above 80° and the result specific capacitance was 16～32 F/g,which suggest that the ACNTs are the promising material for the supercapacitor.

Keywords

aligned carbon nanotubes, supercapacitor, cyclic voltammetry, impedence spectroscopy

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.61558/2993-074X.1857

Publication Date

2008-02-28

Online Available Date

2008-02-28

Revised Date

2008-02-28

Received Date

2008-02-28

Recommended Citation

Xiao-yan YE, Yan-zhi WANG, Hai-yan SONG, Zhuo SUN, Pin-gang HE, Yu-zhi FANG. A Study on Supercapacitor Based on Aligned Carbon Nanotubes[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2008 , 14(1): 24-29.
DOI: 10.61558/2993-074X.1857
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol14/iss1/6

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