Journal
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
Volume 23, Issue 12, Pages 3054-3061Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/cm200426k
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- U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory [DE-AC52-07NA27344]
- DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
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The ultra low density, high electrical conductivity, and mechanical robustness of carbon nanotube aerogels (SWNT-CA) make them ideal scaffolds around which to create novel composites. Here we report on the synthesis and characterization of oxide/carbon nanotube composites fabricated through the sol-gel deposition of oxide coatings (SiO2, SnO2 or TiO2) on SWNT-CA. The porous network of the SWNT-CA scaffold is retained after the deposition and drying process. In each case, the deposited oxide appears to form a uniform coating on the surfaces of aerogel ligaments. The composite materials exhibit high electrical conductivity (similar to 100 S/m) and enhanced mechanical properties relative to the uncoated SWNT-CA support. In addition, the oxide/SWNT-CA composites possess high surface areas (as high as 742 m(2)/g) and large mesopore volumes (as high as 2.2 cm(3)/g). This approach offers viability in engineering new oxide/CNT composites for applications such as energy storage, sensing, and catalysis.
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