Since carbon nanotubes（CNTs） possess unique one dimensional（1D） structure, considerable attention has been paid to constructing CNTs into macroscopic materials with different dimensions, including 1D fibers,2D fil...Since carbon nanotubes（CNTs） possess unique one dimensional（1D） structure, considerable attention has been paid to constructing CNTs into macroscopic materials with different dimensions, including 1D fibers,2D films, and 3D foams. Such macroscopic CNT materials exhibit high conductivity, large surface area, as well as good mechanical properties, and thus can be directly used as the flexible supercapacitor（SC） electrodes or the scaffolds for supporting pseudo-capacitive electrode materials. Based on these macroscopic CNT electrodes, diverse SCs with different structures, including flexible, stretchable and/or compressible fiber and thin film SCs, have been designed. This review provides an overview of recent progress towards the development of flexible SCs based on macroscopic CNTs-based electrodes, with a focus on electrode preparation and configuration design as well as their integration with other multifunctional devices.Future development and prospects in the CNTs-based flexible SCs are also discussed.展开更多
基金supported by the MOST (Ministry of Science and Technology of China) (No. 2017YFA0206701)NSFC (National Natural Science Foundation of China) (Nos. 51602218, 21573116, 11604242)+1 种基金MOE (Ministry of Education of China) (No. B12015)Tianjin Basic and High-Tech Development (No. 15JCYBJC17300)
文摘Since carbon nanotubes（CNTs） possess unique one dimensional（1D） structure, considerable attention has been paid to constructing CNTs into macroscopic materials with different dimensions, including 1D fibers,2D films, and 3D foams. Such macroscopic CNT materials exhibit high conductivity, large surface area, as well as good mechanical properties, and thus can be directly used as the flexible supercapacitor（SC） electrodes or the scaffolds for supporting pseudo-capacitive electrode materials. Based on these macroscopic CNT electrodes, diverse SCs with different structures, including flexible, stretchable and/or compressible fiber and thin film SCs, have been designed. This review provides an overview of recent progress towards the development of flexible SCs based on macroscopic CNTs-based electrodes, with a focus on electrode preparation and configuration design as well as their integration with other multifunctional devices.Future development and prospects in the CNTs-based flexible SCs are also discussed.
