Binderless carbon nanotube/carbon fibre composites for electrochemical micropower sources

Abstract

Interesting architectures built with electrically conductive substrates of interest for microelectrochemical power sources were obtained by directly growing carbon nanotubes on each microfibre constituting a carbon paper. The carbon nanotubes were fabricated by the chemical vapour deposition technique. Results of electrochemical tests showed high-resolution responses in different chemical media, which indicate good electrical contact between the carbon nanotubes and the carbon paper substrate. These architectures hold great promise for incorporation into microelectrochemical power sources.