Nanomaterial Functionalized Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Composites with Energy Storage Capabilities.

ABSTRACT: We have demonstrated the fabrication of laminate composites with functional features to demonstrate energy storage capabilities. The present study investigates the surface modification of carbon fibers by coating dual materials of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and cellulose-based activated carbon to enhance their energy storage capacitance for the development of structural supercapacitors. The dual coating on carbon fibers enabled a near 210-fold improvement in surface area, surpassing that of pristine carbon fibers. This formed a highly porous graphene network with activated carbon, resulting in a well-connected fiber-graphene-activated carbon network on carbon fibers. The electrochemical supercapacitor, fabricated from surface-functionalized carbon fibers, provides the best performance, w

SUBMITTER: Gangipamula V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12429961 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature