Research on mechanism of electrical transport of carbon aerogels

Yaning Feng, Rong Yang, Liling Ge, Bailing Jiang, Masaki Tanemura, Lei Miao

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Abstract

To have a fundamental understanding on the principle of carbon aerogels when it is used as electrode materials in power battery, the effects of density and structural properties on the electrical conductivity of carbon aerogels was investigated in this paper. Carbon aerogels with different density were prepared via adjusting the chemical conditions of the primary solution. The morphology of carbon aerogels were observed by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). Experimental results show that the electrical conductivity of carbon aerogels is ranged from 10-6 ω/cm to 10 omega;/cm, and that not only the density but also the carbon particle size and porosity of carbon aerogels effect the transport property greatly. With the increasing of the density the electrical conductivity of carbon aerogels increases. This indicates that larger particle size and lower porosity of the nano-structure lead to higher conductivity.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMaterials Science and Engineering Applications
Pages1378-1382
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event2011 International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering Applications, ICMSEA 2011 - Xi'an, China
Duration: 2011 Jan 152011 Jan 16

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume160-162
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2011 International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering Applications, ICMSEA 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an
Period11/1/1511/1/16

Keywords

  • Carbon aerogels
  • Electrical conductivity
  • Electrode materials
  • Porosity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)

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