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Carbon nanotubes grown on electrospun polyacrylonitrile-based carbon nanofibers via chemical vapor deposition

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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) grown on electrospun polyacrylonitrile-based carbon nanofibers (CNFs) via chemical vapor deposition were studied in this paper. Analyses of Raman spectra and X-ray diffraction patterns revealed that incorporation of CNTs could improve the crystalline and structure integrity of the obtained CNFs/CNTs composite. About 7.4 wt% of CNTs were grown on the electrospun CNFs confirmed by thermal gravimetric analysis. The electrochemical results showed that the surface activity and the cycle retention of the CNFs/CNTs composite were enhanced due to its three-dimensional nanostructure, enhanced pore distribution, and good conductivity. The CNFs/CNTs composite offers a great potential for high-performance lithium-ion batteries as the electrode.

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Financial support of this work was provided by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2010CB934700).

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    Liang Zhao, Yu Li, Yunhui Zhao, Yiyu Feng, Wei Feng & Xiaoyan Yuan

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Zhao, L., Li, Y., Zhao, Y. et al. Carbon nanotubes grown on electrospun polyacrylonitrile-based carbon nanofibers via chemical vapor deposition. Appl. Phys. A 106, 863–869 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-012-6770-4

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