Aligned Carbon Nanotubes for Highly Efficient Energy Generation and Storage Devices

Abstract

As we proposed originally, the major objective of this project is to develop efficient energy generation and storage devices (e.g. solar cells, fuel cells, supercapacitors) by using vertically-aligned carbon nanotube arrays and carbon nanomaterials. We have demonstrated the use of aligned CNT arrays could enhance performance for many energy generation and storage devices. The aligned structure has also facilitated the surface functionalization and allowed an effective device construction. The growth of well-aligned CNTs with controllable length, diameter, and spacing has served the base for all of the work performed in this project.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 24, 2012
Accession Number
ADA575833

Entities

People

  • Charles Browning
  • Liming Dai

Organizations

  • University of Dayton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Composite Materials
  • Energy
  • Energy Production
  • Energy Storage
  • Fullerenes
  • Graphene
  • Ionic Liquids
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Nanomaterials
  • Nanotechnology
  • Solar Cells

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Space