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Macroscopic Carbon Nanotube Structures for Lithium Batteries.
Yufeng Luo1,2, Ke Wang3, Qunqing Li1
1Department of Physics and Tsinghua-Foxconn Nanotechnology Research Center, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
Small (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany)
|October 1, 2019
Summary
Superaligned carbon nanotube (SACNT) arrays enable high-performance lithium batteries. These macroscopic SACNT structures offer enhanced electrical and mechanical properties for various battery components.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Electrochemistry
- Nanotechnology
Background:
- Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are promising for high-performance lithium batteries.
- Macroscopic architectures of CNTs are key to their battery applications.
- Superaligned CNT (SACNT) arrays offer unique vertically aligned structures.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide an overview of macroscopic SACNT functions in lithium batteries.
- To highlight the application of SACNTs in various battery components.
- To discuss the potential of SACNTs for advanced energy storage.
Main Methods:
- Fabrication of macroscopic SACNT structures (films, buckypapers, aerogels).
- Integration of SACNT architectures into lithium battery components.
- Evaluation of electrical and mechanical properties of SACNTs in batteries.
Main Results:
- SACNT arrays facilitate the creation of diverse macroscopic forms.
- SACNTs exhibit outstanding electrical and mechanical properties in lithium batteries.
- Successful application of SACNTs in composite electrodes, current collectors, and interlayers.
Conclusions:
- Macroscopic SACNT architectures are crucial for advancing lithium battery technology.
- SACNTs offer versatile applications, including flexible full cells.
- The unique properties of SACNTs pave the way for next-generation energy storage devices.
