title: Continuous Preparation of Carbon Nanotube Film and Its Applications in Fuel and Solar Cells.
abstract: So far, simultaneously realizing the continuous, controllable, and scalable preparation of carbon nanotube (CNT) film has remained a big challenge. Here, we report a scalable approach to continuously prepare CNT film with good control of film size and thickness. This is achieved through the layer-by-layer condensation and deposition of a cylindrical CNT assembly that is continuously produced from a floating catalyst CVD reactor on a paper strip. The promising applications of such a film are demonstrated by directly using it as an effective protecting layer for the Pt/C catalyst in proton exchange membrane fuel cells and as an efficient counter electrode material in quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dong Chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiao Gang
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Nano Carbon Research Center, School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology , 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xin Xin
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Nano Carbon Research Center, School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology , 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiao Xia
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Nano Carbon Research Center, School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology , 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xin Hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.affiliation: Nano Carbon Research Center, School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology , 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xin Xin
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: Nano Carbon Research Center, School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology , 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jian Nong
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: carbon nanotube film; counter electrode; fuel cells; layer-by-layer deposition; protecting layer; solar cells