High-yield bamboo-shaped carbon nanotubes from cresol for electrochemical application.
High-yield bamboo-shaped carbon nanotubes (BCNTs) have been produced by using cresol as the precursor, for the first time and there are almost no straight CNTs or amorphous carbon found in the product: the role of cresol in promoting the growth of BCNTs is discussed; improved cycle stability and electric conductivity of the BCNTs as an anode additive in a lithium ion battery are achieved.
Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Ruitao
R
Lv
Lin
L
Zou
Xuchun
X
Gui
Feiyu
F
Kang
Yanqiu
Y
Zhu
Hongwei
H
Zhu
Jinquan
J
Wei
Jialin
J
Gu
Kunlin
K
Wang
Dehai
D
Wu