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Aerographite: Ultra Lightweight, Flexible Nanowall, Carbon Microtube Material with Outstanding Mechanical Performance

  1. Matthias Mecklenburg1,
  2. Arnim Schuchardt2,
  3. Yogendra Kumar Mishra2,
  4. Sören Kaps2,
  5. Rainer Adelung2,*,
  6. Andriy Lotnyk3,†,
  7. Lorenz Kienle3,
  8. Karl Schulte1

Article first published online: 12 JUN 2012

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201200491

Issue

Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 24, Issue 26, pages 3486–3490, July 10, 2012

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How to Cite

Mecklenburg, M., Schuchardt, A., Mishra, Y. K., Kaps, S., Adelung, R., Lotnyk, A., Kienle, L. and Schulte, K. (2012), Aerographite: Ultra Lightweight, Flexible Nanowall, Carbon Microtube Material with Outstanding Mechanical Performance. Adv. Mater., 24: 3486–3490. doi: 10.1002/adma.201200491

Author Information

  1. 1

    Istitute of Polymers and Composites, Hamburg University of Technology, Denickestr. 15, D- 21073 Hamburg, Germany

  2. 2

    Institute for Materials Science, Functional Nanomaterials, University of Kiel, Kaiserstr. 2, D-24143 Kiel, Germany

  3. 3

    Institute for Materials Science, Synthesis and Real Structure, University of Kiel, Kaiserstr. 2, D-24143 Kiel, Germany

  1. †

    Leibniz Institute of Surface Modification (IOM) Permoserstr. 15, D-04318, Leipzig, Germany

*Institute for Materials Science, Functional Nanomaterials, University of Kiel, Kaiserstr. 2, D-24143 Kiel, Germany.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 3 JUL 2012
  2. Article first published online: 12 JUN 2012
  3. Manuscript Revised: 26 MAR 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 3 FEB 2012

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Keywords:

  • carbon nanomaterials;
  • ultra lightweight;
  • highly porous material;
  • merit indices;
  • supercapacitors
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An ultra lightweight carbon microtube material called Aerographite is synthesized by a novel single-step chemical vapor deposition synthesis based on ZnO networks, which is presently the lightest known material with a density smaller than μg/cm3. Despite its low density, the hierarchical design leads to remarkable mechanical, electrical, and optical properties. The first experiments with Aerographite electrodes confirm its applicability.

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