Highly selective growth of vertically aligned double-walled carbon nanotubes by a controlled heating method and their electric double-layer capacitor properties

Vertically aligned double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) with the highest selectivity of 90% were synthesized by a controlled heating method and their electric double-layer capacitor characteristics were evaluated. DWCNT arrays had a specific capacitance of 83 F/g, which is one of the highest values among CNT arrays in a nonaqueous solution and is almost equivalent to that for single-walled CNT (SWCNT) arrays reported previously. At the same specific capacitance, DWCNTs with superior structural properties are more promising for practical capacitors than SWCNTs. (c) 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.