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Self‐Sustained Thin Webs Consisting of Porous Carbon Nanofibers for Supercapacitors via the Electrospinning of Polyacrylonitrile Solutions Containing Zinc Chloride
Author(s) -
Kim C.,
Ngoc B. T. N.,
Yang K. S.,
Kojima M.,
Kim Y. A.,
Kim Y. J.,
Endo M.,
Yang S. C.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200602184
Subject(s) - polyacrylonitrile , electrospinning , materials science , supercapacitor , fabrication , zinc , nanofiber , porosity , carbon nanofiber , carbon fibers , chloride , polymer , nanotechnology , conductivity , chemical engineering , electrode , composite material , carbon nanotube , electrochemistry , chemistry , composite number , metallurgy , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering
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.