Nanoelectronic Device Applications Handbook

35	Use of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes for Electrochemical Double-Layer Capacitors Adrianus I. Aria, Mélanie Guittet and Morteza Gharib

CONTENTS

35.1  Introduction

35.2  Capacitive Behavior of VACNTs

35.3  Effect of Oxidation

35.4  Lifetime and Performance

35.5  Applications and Concluding Remarks

Acknowledgment

References

35.1  INTRODUCTION

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