Electrosorption performance of carbon nanotube and nanofiber composite film grown using different catalysts

Tao Jiang, Yong Kan Xu, Tong Lin Liu, Hong Zhang, Peng Cheng Zhang, Chun Yang Nie, Hai Bo Li, Li Kun Pan, Zhuo Sun

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Abstract

Carbon nanotubes and nanofibers (CNTs-CNFs) composite films synthesized using different catalysts (Fe and Ni) on the graphite by low pressure and low temperature thermal chemical vapor deposition were used as electrodes for capacitive deionization. Several experiments were conducted to investigate the electrosorption performance of CNTs-CNFs composite film electrodes synthesized using different catalysts. The results showed that the electrosorption capacity of the CNTs-CNFs grown on Ni-sputtered graphite was larger than the one of the CNTs-CNFs grown on Fe-sputtered graphite, which means that the CNTs-CNFs grown on Ni-coated graphite was more suitable for electrosorption. Furthermore, the electrosorption of CNTs-CNFs follows Langmuir isotherm, indicating monolayer adsorption.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)379-383
Number of pages5
JournalGongneng Cailiao yu Qijian Xuebao/Journal of Functional Materials and Devices
Volume15
Issue number4
StatePublished - Aug 2009

Keywords

  • Capacitive deionization
  • Carbon nanotubes and nanofiber composite film
  • Catalysts
  • Thermal chemical vapor deposition

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