Papers by Author: Chia Chih Chuang

Abstract: A nanocomposite electrode of vertically aligned multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on gold was fabricated to improve the specific capacitance and power density of the conventional supercapacitor. The novel supercapacitor built from MWCNTs and gold electrode showed a very high specific capacitance of 92.74 F/g using cyclic voltammetry (CV) at 10 mV/s, and 96.43 F/g was measured at 100 Hz. This nanocomposite electrode greatly enhanced the utilization efficiency of supercapacitor electrode material, low material cost and provided both high capacitance and power density. It was shown that the nanocomposite electrode based on vertically aligned carbon nanotube electrode had the characteristics of high specific capacitance.

Abstract: A novel composite electrode-containing gold/platinum nanoparticles on the vertically aligned multi-wall nanotubes (MWCNTs) by electron beam evaporation (e-beam evaporation) is reported herein. The gold/platinum nanoparticles were less than 10 nm, and distributed uniformly on the surface of vertically aligned MWCNTs under the control of e-beam evaporation. The composite electrodes could be applied in the field of biomedical sensor and energy storage devices. This process was straightforward and contained high specific surface areas of gold/platinum nanoparticles on the MWCNTs. It was helpful to enhance the efficiency of organic fuel decomposition as well as advance the sensor precision. In addition, the nanoparticles on the MWCNTs could also facilitate the high electron mobility and chemical stability.