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Carbon Nanotubes for Supercapacitors. Supercapacitors are unique energy-storage devices that exhibit large power densities, fast charge cycles, and high cyclability .
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Carbon Nanotubes for Supercapacitors Supercapacitors are unique energy-storage devices that exhibit large power densities, fast charge cycles, and high cyclability. Significant improvements in capacitance can be achieved by fine-tuning the electrodes of these devices. This study fabricates vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VACNTs) on metal substrates to create electrodes that have large active surface area, high electrical conductivity, high porosity, and mechanical flexibility. Daniel C. Ralph, Cornell University, ECCS 0335765 SEM image of VACNTs grown directly onto metal substrate Justin Nguyen, RaduReit, and W. Jud Ready, Georgia Tech Research Institute Work performed at Georgia Tech Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology Cyclic voltammetry graphs showing curves for VACNTs grown directly on Al with varying growth times.