Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.112, No.46, 14560-14565, 2008
Colloidal Crystal-Derived Nanoporous Electrode Materials of Cut SWNTs-Assembly and TiO2/SWNTs Nanocomposite
Relatively ordered macroporous films of a cut single-walled carbon nanotubes (c-SWNTs) assembly and a TiO2/c-SWNTs nanocomposite were successfully fabricated by colloidal crystal template processes using polystyrene particles. The macroporous TiO2/c-SWNTs nanocomposite film showed excellent rate capability of Li-insertion/extraction. The rate-dependent Li-insertion/extraction capacities were close to theoretical values expected from Li-diffusion in anatase-TiO2 thin layer without blocking electrolyte-ion and electron access.