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CNT flexible membranes for energy storage and conversion systems

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We have successfully employed a charge transfer mechanism to convert carbon nanotube (CNT) powder into CNT flexible membrane with no binder. We have demonstrated the use of the CNT membranes as electrode in a stacked bipolar solid-state capacitor using grafoil as current collector that showed 80% capacitance retention over 10,000 cycles at 70 °C. The CNT membranes could have potential application in catalysis, photovoltaic, thermoelectric, and many others.

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The authors thank Perm State Altoona-College Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Perm State Materials Research Institute, and Perm State Multi-Campus Research Experience for Undergraduates for the support of the undergraduate student and the entire research.

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  1. Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University Altoona College, Altoona, PA, 16601, USA

    Kofi Adu

  2. Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA

    Kofi Adu, Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan & Clive Randall

  3. Engineering, Pennsylvania State University DuBois, DuBois, PA, 15801, USA

    Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan

  4. Department of Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA

    Cullen Kaschalk

  5. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA

    Clive Randall

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Adu, K., Rajagopalan, R., Kaschalk, C. et al. CNT flexible membranes for energy storage and conversion systems. MRS Communications 9, 670–674 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrc.2019.45

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