A comparative study of the electrochemical properties of carbon nanotubes and carbon black
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2009
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Obradović, Maja
Vuković, G.D.
Stevanović, Sanja

Panić, Vladimir

Uskoković, Petar S.

Kowal, Andrzej

Gojković, Snežana Lj.

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Two samples of commercial multi-walled carbon nanotubes (Sigma-Aldrich and Sun Nanotech) and a sample of carbon black (Vulcan XC-72R) were investigated in raw state and after the activation in nitric and sulfuric acid by ultrasound agitation. Atomic force microscopy revealed that activated Sigma-Aldrich nanotubes are straight with corrugated walls (bamboo-like structure), while Sun Nanotech nanotubes are tortuous with smooth walls. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy showed that abundance of oxygen-containing functional groups was formed on both Sigma-Aldrich and Sun Nanotech carbon nanotubes, as well as on carbon black surfaces. Electrochemical properties were studied by cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. It was found that the electrochemically active surface area of all carbon samples is expanded, charge storage ability is enhanced and the electron-transfer kinetics, probed by Fe (CN)6 3 - / Fe (CN)6 4 - redox couple, is promoted upon activation. The c...haracteristics of carbon nanotubes were superior to carbon black. Morphology of the carbon nanotubes was found to be important; nanotubes with corrugated walls showed faster electron-transfer and pseudocapacitive redox kinetics than nanotubes with smooth walls. This was explained by the higher proportion of edge and defect sites, which are known as more electrochemically active than the walls of uniform graphene structure.
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Atomic force microscopy / Carbon nanotubes / Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy / ElectrochemistrySource:
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2009, 634, 1, 22-30Publisher:
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2009.07.001
ISSN: 1572-6657
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IHTMTY - JOUR AU - Obradović, Maja AU - Vuković, G.D. AU - Stevanović, Sanja AU - Panić, Vladimir AU - Uskoković, Petar S. AU - Kowal, Andrzej AU - Gojković, Snežana Lj. PY - 2009 UR - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/582 AB - Two samples of commercial multi-walled carbon nanotubes (Sigma-Aldrich and Sun Nanotech) and a sample of carbon black (Vulcan XC-72R) were investigated in raw state and after the activation in nitric and sulfuric acid by ultrasound agitation. Atomic force microscopy revealed that activated Sigma-Aldrich nanotubes are straight with corrugated walls (bamboo-like structure), while Sun Nanotech nanotubes are tortuous with smooth walls. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy showed that abundance of oxygen-containing functional groups was formed on both Sigma-Aldrich and Sun Nanotech carbon nanotubes, as well as on carbon black surfaces. Electrochemical properties were studied by cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. It was found that the electrochemically active surface area of all carbon samples is expanded, charge storage ability is enhanced and the electron-transfer kinetics, probed by Fe (CN)6 3 - / Fe (CN)6 4 - redox couple, is promoted upon activation. The characteristics of carbon nanotubes were superior to carbon black. Morphology of the carbon nanotubes was found to be important; nanotubes with corrugated walls showed faster electron-transfer and pseudocapacitive redox kinetics than nanotubes with smooth walls. This was explained by the higher proportion of edge and defect sites, which are known as more electrochemically active than the walls of uniform graphene structure. PB - Elsevier T2 - Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry T1 - A comparative study of the electrochemical properties of carbon nanotubes and carbon black VL - 634 IS - 1 SP - 22 EP - 30 DO - 10.1016/j.jelechem.2009.07.001 ER -
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Obradović, M., Vuković, G.D., Stevanović, S., Panić, V., Uskoković, P. S., Kowal, A.,& Gojković, S. Lj.. (2009). A comparative study of the electrochemical properties of carbon nanotubes and carbon black. in Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry Elsevier., 634(1), 22-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2009.07.001
Obradović M, Vuković G, Stevanović S, Panić V, Uskoković PS, Kowal A, Gojković SL. A comparative study of the electrochemical properties of carbon nanotubes and carbon black. in Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 2009;634(1):22-30. doi:10.1016/j.jelechem.2009.07.001 .
Obradović, Maja, Vuković, G.D., Stevanović, Sanja, Panić, Vladimir, Uskoković, Petar S., Kowal, Andrzej, Gojković, Snežana Lj., "A comparative study of the electrochemical properties of carbon nanotubes and carbon black" in Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 634, no. 1 (2009):22-30, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2009.07.001 . .