On the origin of the high capacitance of nitrogen-containing carbon nanotubes in acidic and alkaline electrolytes

O. Ornelas, J. M. Sieben, R. Ruiz-Rosas, E. Morallón, D. Cazorla-Amorós, J. Geng, Navneet Soin, E. Siores, B. F.G. Johnson

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Abstract

The synthesis of nitrogenated carbon nanotubes (N-CNTs) with up to 6.1 wt% N, via the use of pyridine as the nitrogen containing carbon precursor, can provide a facile route to significantly enhance the low intrinsic specific capacitance of carbon nanotubes. The nitrogen functionalities determine this, at least, five-fold increase of the specific capacitance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11343-11346
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume50
Issue number77
DOIs
Publication statusPublished (in print/issue) - 31 Jul 2014

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