Advancing Energy Storage: Carbon Nanotubes as Catalysts in Battery Innovation and Materials Science

Carbon-based nanomaterials, particularly carbon nanotubes (CNTs), have gained significant attention in energy storage applications due to their excellent mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties. CNTs function as elemental components for lithium-ion, lithium-sulfur and lithium-air batteries since they boost charge flow and strengthen electrodes and elevate battery performance rates. The electrical conductivity of modified electrodes rises by 30% and their charge-discharge cycle stability improves by 20% based on experimental findings compared to typical electrode materials. Lithium-sulfur batteries that use CNT materials show better polysulfide retention thus delivering 40% increased battery capacity during 500 consecutive cycles. The research analyzes advanced battery technology and material science through studies of CNT catalysts which addresses their production methods and structural aspects and performance improvement metrics. The paper examines the commercial barriers along with environmental constraints and prospective development aspects of battery technologies based on CNTs while discussing their roles in transforming future energy storage capabilities.