HAIRY CARBON ELECTRODES STUDIED BY CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY AND BATTERY DISCHARGE TESTING

Hairy carbon is a new material developed by growing submicron carbon f ilaments on conventional carbon substrates. Typical substrate material s include carbon black, graphite powder, carbon fibers and glassy carb on. A catalyst is used to initiate hair growth with carbonaceous gases serving as the carbon source. To study the electrochemical behavior o f hairy carbons, cyclic voltammetry and discharge testing were conduct ed. In both cases, hairy carbon results surpassed those of the substra te materials alone.