Flexible, Aligned carbon nanotube/ polymer electrodes for a lithium-ion battery

Authors

Jun Chen, University of WollongongFollow
Carol M. Lynam, University of WollongongFollow
Gordon G. Wallace, University of WollongongFollow
Andrew I. Minett, The University Of SydneyFollow
Jiazhao Wang, University of WollongongFollow
Yong Liu, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

20721

Publication Details

Chen, J., Liu, Y., Minett, A. I., Lynam, C. M., Wang, J. & Wallace, G. G. (2007). Flexible, Aligned carbon nanotube/ polymer electrodes for a lithium-ion battery. Chemistry of Materials, 19 3595-3597.

Abstract

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) present a new material for the construction of electrodes. The large-scale production of aligned carbon nanotube (ACNT) arrays was first reported by Dai and co-workers,1 providing an opportunity to develop highly ordered, high-surface-area electrodes with excellent electronic and mechanical properties. Although the latter two attributes are realized in the vertical direction, there is a need to develop simple methods of making ACNT composites that are mechanically robust and with sufficient conductivity in the horizontal direction. Such interconnects would give rise to a practically useful electrode structure for use in applications such as energy storage,2 actuators,3 and sensors.4

Grant Number

ARC/FF0669110

Additional Grant Number

http://purl.org/au-research/grants/ARC/FF0669110