The electrochemical properties of bundles of single-walled nanotubes
This is the final report of a Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) project at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The authors studied electrochemical properties of single-walled fullerene nanotube bundles. The materials exhibited a highly anisotropic conductivity. Electrochemical cycling in solutions of alkyl ammonium salts in propylene carbonate revealed that the nanotubes are stable to at least {+-}1.5 V and have a fairly high accessible surface area. Double-layer charging currents of approximately 30 farads per gram were observed. This is on the same order of magnitude, though somewhat lower, than state-of-the-art values for ultra-capacitor materials. Electrochemical insertion of lithium was attempted. Though several features were observed in a slow cyclic voltammetric scan, these features were not reversible, indicating little reversible insertion. Several possible reasons for this behavior are discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Management and Administration, Washington, DC (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 348876
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-98-3641; ON: DE99002484; TRN: US200304%%287
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Supercedes report DE99002484; PBD: [1998]; PBD: 31 Dec 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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