Carbon Nanotube Sponges, Aerogels, and Hierarchical Composites: Synthesis, Properties, and Energy Applications

Carbon science in 2016: Status, challenges and perspectives

(2016) Jin Zhang et al.   CARBON

Double polymer sheathed carbon nanotube supercapacitors show enhanced cycling stability

(2016) Wenqi Zhao et al.   Nanoscale

Ultralight, compressible and multifunctional carbon aerogels based on natural tubular cellulose

(2016) Junping Zhang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Ultracompressible, High-Rate Supercapacitors from Graphene-Coated Carbon Nanotube Aerogels

(2015) Evan Wilson et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Biomimetic Carbon Nanotube Films with Gradient Structure and Locally Tunable Mechanical Property

(2015) Zhiqiang Lin et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

High-Performance Epoxy Nanocomposites Reinforced with Three-Dimensional Carbon Nanotube Sponge for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding

(2015) Yu Chen et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

A Switchable and Compressible Carbon Nanotube Sponge Electrocapillary Imbiber

(2015) Yahui Xue et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Synthesis of three-dimensional macro-porous networks of carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition of methane on Co/Mo/Mg catalyst

(2015) Saveria Santangelo et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Facile preparation of carbon nanotube aerogels with controlled hierarchical microstructures and versatile performance

(2015) Liubing Dong et al.   CARBON

Interlocked CNT networks with high damping and storage modulus

(2015) Qianli Liu et al.   CARBON

Pulsed ultra-violet laser interactions with ultra-low-density porous carbon nanotube sponges

(2015) Jikun Chen et al.   CARBON

Recyclable TiO2/carbon nanotube sponge nanocomposites: Controllable synthesis, characterization and enhanced visible light photocatalytic property

(2015) Zhen Peng et al.   CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL

Investigation of the Cathode–Catalyst–Electrolyte Interface in Aprotic Li–O2 Batteries

(2015) Marshall A. Schroeder et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Hierarchically Designed Three-Dimensional Macro/Mesoporous Carbon Frameworks for Advanced Electrochemical Capacitance Storage

(2015) Yanbing Yang et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Electro-oxidation of perfluorooctanoic acid by carbon nanotube sponge anode and the mechanism

(2015) An Xue et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

In-situ synthesis of carbon nanotube/graphene composite sponge and its application as compressible supercapacitor electrode

(2015) Yangyang Zhang et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Scalable synthesis of bi-functional high-performance carbon nanotube sponge catalysts and electrodes with optimum C–N–Fe coordination for oxygen reduction reaction

(2015) Gang Yang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Three-dimensional porous carbon nanotube sponges for high-performance anodes of microbial fuel cells

(2015) Celal Erbay et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Stiffness threshold of randomly distributed carbon nanotube networks

(2015) Yuli Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS

New Graphene Form of Nanoporous Monolith for Excellent Energy Storage

(2015) Hui Bi et al.   NANO LETTERS

Compressible elastomeric aerogels of hexagonal boron nitride and single-walled carbon nanotubes

(2015) Yeon Joo Jeong et al.   Nanoscale

Freestanding carbon-coated CNT/Sn(O2) coaxial sponges with enhanced lithium-ion storage capability

(2015) Bin Luo et al.   Nanoscale

Synergistic effects from graphene and carbon nanotubes endow ordered hierarchical structure foams with a combination of compressibility, super-elasticity and stability and potential application as pressure sensors

(2015) Jun Kuang et al.   Nanoscale

Science and technology roadmap for graphene, related two-dimensional crystals, and hybrid systems

(2015) Andrea C. Ferrari et al.   Nanoscale

Macroscopic Carbon Nanotube-based 3D Monoliths

(2015) Ran Du et al.   Small

Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube Aerogels for High-Performance ORR Catalysts

(2015) Ran Du et al.   Small

Carbon-Based Sorbents with Three-Dimensional Architectures for Water Remediation

(2015) Bo Chen et al.   Small

Pie-like electrode design for high-energy density lithium–sulfur batteries

(2015) Zhen Li et al.   Nature Communications

An iron-based green approach to 1-h production of single-layer graphene oxide

(2015) Li Peng et al.   Nature Communications

Three-dimensionally bonded spongy graphene material with super compressive elasticity and near-zero Poisson’s ratio

(2015) Yingpeng Wu et al.   Nature Communications

Ultralight metal foams

(2015) Bin Jiang et al.   Scientific Reports

In-Situ Welding Carbon Nanotubes into a Porous Solid with Super-High Compressive Strength and Fatigue Resistance

(2015) Zhiqiang Lin et al.   Scientific Reports

Three-dimensional α-Fe2O3/carbon nanotube sponges as flexible supercapacitor electrodes

(2015) Xiaoping Cheng et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

High rate capacitive performance of single-walled carbon nanotube aerogels

(2015) Katherine L. Van Aken et al.   Nano Energy

Core-Double-Shell, Carbon Nanotube@Polypyrrole@MnO2 Sponge as Freestanding, Compressible Supercapacitor Electrode

(2014) Peixu Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Fabrication of 3D Core–Shell Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube@RuO2 Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes through a RuO2 Atomic Layer Deposition Process

(2014) Keith E. Gregorczyk et al.   ACS Nano

Graphene Nanoribbon Aerogels Unzipped from Carbon Nanotube Sponges

(2014) Qingyu Peng et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Highly Compressible Macroporous Graphene Monoliths via an Improved Hydrothermal Process

(2014) Yingru Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Liquid-Type Cathode Enabled by 3D Sponge-Like Carbon Nanotubes for High Energy Density and Long Cycling Life of Li-S Batteries

(2014) Xiong Pu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Dimethyl phthalate degradation at novel and efficient electro-Fenton cathode

(2014) Yi Wang et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Elastic improvement of carbon nanotube sponges by depositing amorphous carbon coating

(2014) Wenqi Zhao et al.   CARBON

A review of graphene and graphene oxide sponge: material synthesis and applications to energy and the environment

(2014) Victor Chabot et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Three-dimensional graphene materials: preparation, structures and application in supercapacitors

(2014) Xiehong Cao et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Templated synthesis of TiO2 nanotube macrostructures and their photocatalytic properties

(2014) Hongbian Li et al.   Nano Research

A compressible mesoporous SiO2 sponge supported by a carbon nanotube network

(2014) Yanbing Yang et al.   Nanoscale

A three-dimensional carbon nanotube network for water treatment

(2014) L Camilli et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Chirality-specific growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes on solid alloy catalysts

(2014) Feng Yang et al.   NATURE

3D Macroporous Solids from Chemically Cross-linked Carbon Nanotubes

(2014) Sehmus Ozden et al.   Small

Ultralight nanofibre-assembled cellular aerogels with superelasticity and multifunctionality

(2014) Yang Si et al.   Nature Communications

Carbon nanofiber aerogels for emergent cleanup of oil spillage and chemical leakage under harsh conditions

(2014) Zhen-Yu Wu et al.   Scientific Reports

Aligned carbon nanotube/sulfur composite cathodes with high sulfur content for lithium–sulfur batteries

(2014) Xin-Bing Cheng et al.   Nano Energy

Intertwined Network of Si/C Nanocables and Carbon Nanotubes as Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes

(2013) Bin Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Magnetic and Highly Recyclable Macroporous Carbon Nanotubes for Spilled Oil Sorption and Separation

(2013) Xuchun Gui et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Overtwisted, Resolvable Carbon Nanotube Yarn Entanglement as Strain Sensors and Rotational Actuators

(2013) Yibin Li et al.   ACS Nano

Ultralight and Highly Compressible Graphene Aerogels

(2013) Han Hu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Three-Dimensional Carbon Nanotube Sponge-Array Architectures with High Energy Dissipation

(2013) Xuchun Gui et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

High-Performance Two-Ply Yarn Supercapacitors Based on Carbon Nanotubes and Polyaniline Nanowire Arrays

(2013) Kai Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Multifunctional, Ultra-Flyweight, Synergistically Assembled Carbon Aerogels

(2013) Haiyan Sun et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Ultralight, Flexible, and Fire-Resistant Carbon Nanofiber Aerogels from Bacterial Cellulose

(2013) Zhen-Yu Wu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Compressibility of highly porous network of carbon nanotubes

(2013) Amit Rawal et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Enhanced mechanical properties of carbon nanotube networks by mobile and discrete binders

(2013) Chao Wang et al.   CARBON

A high-capacity lithium–air battery with Pd modified carbon nanotube sponge cathode working in regular air

(2013) Yue Shen et al.   CARBON

Three-Dimensional Nitrogen-Doped Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Sponges with Tunable Properties

(2013) Changsheng Shan et al.   NANO LETTERS

Carbon nanotube-polypyrrole core-shell sponge and its application as highly compressible supercapacitor electrode

(2013) Peixu Li et al.   Nano Research

Highly deformation-tolerant carbon nanotube sponges as supercapacitor electrodes

(2013) Peixu Li et al.   Nanoscale

Integrated random-aligned carbon nanotube layers: deformation mechanism under compression

(2013) Zhiping Zeng et al.   Nanoscale

Controllable synthesis of spongy carbon nanotube blocks with tunable macro- and microstructures

(2013) Xuchun Gui et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Superlubricity in centimetres-long double-walled carbon nanotubes under ambient conditions

(2013) Rufan Zhang et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Carbon Nanotubes: Present and Future Commercial Applications

(2013) M. F. L. De Volder et al.   SCIENCE

The Road for Nanomaterials Industry: A Review of Carbon Nanotube Production, Post-Treatment, and Bulk Applications for Composites and Energy Storage

(2013) Qiang Zhang et al.   Small

A Special Material or a New State of Matter: A Review and Reconsideration of the Aerogel

(2013) Ai Du et al.   Materials

Rheological model predicting compressive responses of carbon nanotube networks

(2013) Xinwei Tang et al.   RSC Advances

Synthesis of porous carbon nanotubes foam composites with a high accessible surface area and tunable porosity

(2013) Yuefeng Liu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Carbon nanotube sponges as conductive networks for supercapacitor devices

(2013) Jing Zhong et al.   Nano Energy

Alignment Control of Carbon Nanotube Forest from Random to Nearly Perfectly Aligned by Utilizing the Crowding Effect

(2012) Ming Xu et al.   ACS Nano

MWCNT/V2O5 Core/Shell Sponge for High Areal Capacity and Power Density Li-Ion Cathodes

(2012) Xinyi Chen et al.   ACS Nano

Higher Recovery and Better Energy Dissipation at Faster Strain Rates in Carbon Nanotube Bundles: An in-Situ Study

(2012) Siddhartha Pathak et al.   ACS Nano

Wide Range Control of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Forests: A Comparison Between Fixed and Floating Catalyst CVD Techniques

(2012) Onnik Yaglioglu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Mechanical and Thermal Management Characteristics of Ultrahigh Surface Area Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Aerogels

(2012) Kyu Hun Kim et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

A High Energy Density Asymmetric Supercapacitor from Nano-architectured Ni(OH)2/Carbon Nanotube Electrodes

(2012) Zhe Tang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Gas Diffusion, Energy Transport, and Thermal Accommodation in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Aerogels

(2012) Scott N. Schiffres et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

A Novel Electromechanical Actuation Mechanism of a Carbon Nanotube Fiber

(2012) Wenhan Guo et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Templated Growth of Covalently Bonded Three-Dimensional Carbon Nanotube Networks Originated from Graphene

(2012) Yifeng Fu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Carbon Nanotube Sponge-Array Tandem Composites with Extended Energy Absorption Range

(2012) Zhiping Zeng et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

(2012) Matthias Mecklenburg et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Super-Compressibility of Ultralow-Density Nanoporous Silica

(2012) S. O. Kucheyev et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Mechanical deformation of carbon-nanotube-based aerogels

(2012) Swanee J. Shin et al.   CARBON

Assembly of one dimensional inorganic nanostructures into functional 2D and 3D architectures. Synthesis, arrangement and functionality

(2012) Ravi K. Joshi et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Three dimensional macroporous architectures and aerogels built of carbon nanotubes and/or graphene: synthesis and applications

(2012) Stefania Nardecchia et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Elastic shape recovery of carbon nanotube sponges in liquid oil

(2012) Xuchun Gui et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Periodic Bicontinuous Composites for High Specific Energy Absorption

(2012) Jae-Hwang Lee et al.   NANO LETTERS

Photocatalytic, recyclable CdS nanoparticle-carbon nanotube hybrid sponges

(2012) Hongbian Li et al.   Nano Research

A roadmap for graphene

(2012) K. S. Novoselov et al.   NATURE

Graphene coating makes carbon nanotube aerogels superelastic and resistant to fatigue

(2012) Kyu Hun Kim et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Electrically, Chemically, and Photonically Powered Torsional and Tensile Actuation of Hybrid Carbon Nanotube Yarn Muscles

(2012) M. D. Lima et al.   SCIENCE

A Reversible and Higher-Rate Li-O2 Battery

(2012) Z. Peng et al.   SCIENCE

Biomimetic superelastic graphene-based cellular monoliths

(2012) Ling Qiu et al.   Nature Communications

Covalently bonded three-dimensional carbon nanotube solids via boron induced nanojunctions

(2012) Daniel P. Hashim et al.   Scientific Reports

In situ SEM Observation of Column-like and Foam-like CNT Array Nanoindentation

(2011) Matthew R. Maschmann et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Superlow Thermal Conductivity 3D Carbon Nanotube Network for Thermoelectric Applications

(2011) Jikun Chen et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Multilevel, Multicomponent Microarchitectures of Vertically-Aligned Carbon Nanotubes for Diverse Applications

(2011) Liangti Qu et al.   ACS Nano

A Facile Route to Isotropic Conductive Nanocomposites by Direct Polymer Infiltration of Carbon Nanotube Sponges

(2011) Xuchun Gui et al.   ACS Nano

Recyclable carbon nanotube sponges for oil absorption

(2011) Xuchun Gui et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Enhanced Transport of Nanoparticles Across a Porous Nanotube Sponge

(2011) Hongbian Li et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Carbon Nanotubes with Temperature-Invariant Creep and Creep-Recovery from −190 to 970 °C

(2011) Ming Xu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Morphology and Linear-Elastic Moduli of Random Network Solids

(2011) Susan Nachtrab et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Aerogel-Based Elastic Conductors

(2011) Kyu Hun Kim et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Carbon Materials for Chemical Capacitive Energy Storage

(2011) Yunpu Zhai et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Preparation of stable carbon nanotube aerogels with high electrical conductivity and porosity

(2011) Ryan R. Kohlmeyer et al.   CARBON

A theoretical evaluation of the effects of carbon nanotube entanglement and bundling on the structural and mechanical properties of buckypaper

(2011) Ying Li et al.   CARBON

A review of electrode materials for electrochemical supercapacitors

(2011) Guoping Wang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Advanced carbon aerogels for energy applications

(2011) Juergen Biener et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Lithium-ion batteries. A look into the future

(2011) Bruno Scrosati et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Capacitive deionization of NaCl solutions using carbon nanotube sponge electrodes

(2011) Lei Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Tailoring Temperature Invariant Viscoelasticity of Carbon Nanotube Material

(2011) Ming Xu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Modeling frequency- and temperature-invariant dissipative behaviors of randomly entangled carbon nanotube networks under cyclic loading

(2011) Xiaodong Yang et al.   Nano Research

Young modulus, mechanical and electrical properties of isolated individual and bundled single-walled boron nitride nanotubes

(2011) Raul Arenal et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Three-dimensional flexible and conductive interconnected graphene networks grown by chemical vapour deposition

(2011) Zongping Chen et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Li–O2 and Li–S batteries with high energy storage

(2011) Peter G. Bruce et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Graphene based materials: Past, present and future

(2011) Virendra Singh et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Torsional Carbon Nanotube Artificial Muscles

(2011) J. Foroughi et al.   SCIENCE

Ultralight Metallic Microlattices

(2011) T. A. Schaedler et al.   SCIENCE

Macroscopic Carbon Nanotube Assemblies: Preparation, Properties, and Potential Applications

(2011) Luqi Liu et al.   Small

Stabilizing lithium–sulphur cathodes using polysulphide reservoirs

(2011) Xiulei Ji et al.   Nature Communications

Silicon-Carbon Nanotube Coaxial Sponge as Li-Ion Anodes with High Areal Capacity

(2011) Liangbing Hu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Ultralight Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Aerogel

(2010) Jianhua Zou et al.   ACS Nano

Soft, Highly Conductive Nanotube Sponges and Composites with Controlled Compressibility

(2010) Xuchun Gui et al.   ACS Nano

In situ Mechanical Testing Reveals Periodic Buckle Nucleation and Propagation in Carbon Nanotube Bundles

(2010) Shelby B. Hutchens et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Molecularly Intercalated Nanoflakes: A Supramolecular Composite for Strong Energy Absorption

(2010) Chichao Yu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Carbon nanotube sponge filters for trapping nanoparticles and dye molecules from water

(2010) Hongbian Li et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Lithium−Air Battery: Promise and Challenges

(2010) G. Girishkumar et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Multiscale mass-spring models of carbon nanotube foams

(2010) F. Fraternali et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS

Real-time imaging of complex nanoscale mechanical responses of carbon nanotubes in highly compressible porous monoliths

(2010) Raymond L D Whitby et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Carbon Nanotubes with Temperature-Invariant Viscoelasticity from -196  to 1000 C

(2010) M. Xu et al.   SCIENCE

In Situ Assembly of Multi-Sheeted Buckybooks from Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

(2009) Qingfeng Liu et al.   ACS Nano

Energy-Absorbing Hybrid Composites Based on Alternate Carbon-Nanotube and Inorganic Layers

(2009) Qiang Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Photocatalytic Carbon-Nanotube-TiO2Composites

(2009) Karran Woan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Carbon Nanotube Sponges

(2009) Xuchun Gui et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

In situ synthesis and magnetic anisotropy of ferromagnetic buckypaper

(2009) Ruitao Lv et al.   CARBON

Mechanical performance of highly compressible multi-walled carbon nanotube columns with hyperboloid geometries

(2009) Raymond L.D. Whitby et al.   CARBON

Paper-like 3-dimensional carbon nanotubes (CNTs)–microfiber hybrid: A promising macroscopic structure of CNTs

(2009) Fangting Jiang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Dual Porosity Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Material

(2009) Don N. Futaba et al.   NANO LETTERS

A highly ordered nanostructured carbon–sulphur cathode for lithium–sulphur batteries

(2009) Xiulei Ji et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Super-Robust, Lightweight, Conducting Carbon Nanotube Blocks Cross-Linked by De-fluorination

(2008) Yoshinori Sato et al.   ACS Nano

New Class of Carbon-Nanotube Aerogel Electrodes for Electrochemical Power Sources

(2008) T. Bordjiba et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Carbon nanotubes filled with ferromagnetic alloy nanowires: Lightweight and wide-band microwave absorber

(2008) Ruitao Lv et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Preparation of macroporous solid foam from multi-walled carbon nanotubes by freeze-drying technique

(2008) N. Thongprachan et al.   MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Hierarchical Agglomerates of Carbon Nanotubes as High-Pressure Cushions

(2008) Yi Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

High Density, Vertically-Aligned Carbon Nanotube Membranes

(2008) Miao Yu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Adhesion and friction of a multiwalled carbon nanotube sliding against single-walled carbon nanotube

(2008) Bharat Bhushan et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Carbon Nanotube Arrays with Strong Shear Binding-On and Easy Normal Lifting-Off

(2008) L. Qu et al.   SCIENCE