Abstract
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) present a new material for the
construction of electrodes. The large-scale production of
aligned carbon nanotube (ACNT) arrays was first reported
by Dai and co-workers,1
providing an opportunity to develop
highly ordered, high-surface-area electrodes with excellent
electronic and mechanical properties. Although the latter two
attributes are realized in the vertical direction, there is a need
to develop simple methods of making ACNT composites that
are mechanically robust and with sufficient conductivity in
the horizontal direction. Such interconnects would give rise
to a practically useful electrode structure for use in applications such as energy storage,2
actuators,3
and sensors.4