Self‐Sustained Thin Webs Consisting of Porous Carbon Nanofibers for Supercapacitors via the Electrospinning of Polyacrylonitrile Solutions Containing Zinc Chloride

Abstract

We present a simple strategy for the fabrication of porous carbon nanofibers (see figure). This procedure produces thin webs by electrospinning a polymer solution containing different concentrations of zinc chloride and subsequently thermally treating the system. Their resulting surface area and good electrical conductivity make these porous carbon nanofibers useful in the fabrication of efficient electrodes for supercapacitors. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2089/2007/c2184_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.