TaC Nanowire/Activated Carbon Microfiber Hybrid Structures from Bamboo Fibers

Author(s)

Xinyong Tao
Jun Du
Yiping Li
Yingchao Yang, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow
Zheng Fan
Yongping Gan
Hui Huang
Wenkui Zhang
Lixin Dong
Xiaodong Li, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Hybrid structures consisting of TaC nanowires and activated carbon microfibers are synthesized via a carbothermal method using bamboo fibers as both the carbon source and the template. The nanowires exhibit a Young's modulus of 364.7 GPa and low electrical resistivity of 63.6 μΩ·cm. These unique hierarchical heterostructures of TaC/C demonstrate remarkable energy storage capabilities as a new promising material for high performance supercapacitors.

Publication Info

Published in Advanced Energy Materials, Volume 1, Issue 4, 2011, pages 534-539.

Rights

(c) Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2011.

Tao, X., Du, J., Li, Y., Yang, Y., Fan, Z., Gan, Y., Huang, H., Zhang, W., Dong, L., & Li, X. (July 2011). TaC Nanowire/Activated Carbon Microfiber Hybrid Structures from Bamboo Fibers. Advanced Energy Materials, 1 (4), 534 – 539. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201100191