Provided are a method for producing a carbon fiber bundle composite and a carbon fiber bundle composite. The method contains a step of mixing carbon fiber fluff made of short carbon fibers and a molten resin containing an epoxy resin component to obtain a carbon fiber bundle containing the molten resin, a step of solidifying the molten resin, and a step of mixing at least one type of epoxy curing agent into the molten resin. The carbon fiber bundle composite contains a plurality of short carbon fibers forming the bundle and an uncured solid epoxy resin composition. The positions of the tips of the short carbon fibers are uneven at each end of the bundle; and the uncured solid epoxy resin composition contains at least one type of epoxy curing agent.

A method of manufacturing a carbon monolith the includes obtaining coal based pitch, melt blowing the coal based pitch into a plurality of carbon fibers forming a nonwoven fiber mat, and fusing the plurality of carbon fibers at contact points between the carbon fibers. The carbon monolith does not use a binder to bind the carbon fibers together.

A method of manufacturing a carbon monolith the includes obtaining coal based pitch, melt blowing the coal based pitch into a plurality of carbon fibers forming a nonwoven fiber mat, and fusing the plurality of carbon fibers at contact points between the carbon fibers. The carbon monolith does not use a binder to bind the carbon fibers together.

Described herein are unidirectional tapes and methods of making thereof. The unidirectional tapes disclosed herein include a unidirectional fiber layer and discontinuous coating layer that includes a plurality of discontinuous coating regions on at least one side of the unidirectional fiber layer.

Described herein are unidirectional tapes and methods of making thereof. The unidirectional tapes disclosed herein include a unidirectional fiber layer and discontinuous coating layer that includes a plurality of discontinuous coating regions on at least one side of the unidirectional fiber layer.

Hybrid carbon nanofiber (Cnf) products (e.g., mats, yarns, webs, etc.) and methods of fabricating the same are provided. The hybrid Cnf products are flexible and lightweight and have high thermal conductivity. An electrospinning process can be used to fabricate the hybrid Cnf products and can include preparation of an electrospinning solution, electrospinning, and carbonization (e.g., under a vacuum condition).

Systems and methods for forming a fibrous preform are disclosed. The method may comprise providing a plurality of needles comprising a barbed needle and a barbless needle and penetrating the fibrous preform with the plurality of needles.

Systems and methods for forming a fibrous preform are disclosed. The method may comprise providing a plurality of needles comprising a barbed needle and a barbless needle and penetrating the fibrous preform with the plurality of needles.

A flexible all-solid state supercapacitor is provided that includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and a flexible nanofiber web, where the flexible nanofiber web connects the first electrode to the second electrode, where the flexible nanofiber web includes a plurality of flexible nanofibers, where the flexible nanofiber includes a hierarchal structure of macropores, mesopores and micropores through a cross section of the flexible nanofiber, where the mesopores and the micropores form a graded pore structure, where the macropores are periodically distributed along the flexible nanaofiber and within the graded pore structure.

A flexible all-solid state supercapacitor is provided that includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and a flexible nanofiber web, where the flexible nanofiber web connects the first electrode to the second electrode, where the flexible nanofiber web includes a plurality of flexible nanofibers, where the flexible nanofiber includes a hierarchal structure of macropores, mesopores and micropores through a cross section of the flexible nanofiber, where the mesopores and the micropores form a graded pore structure, where the macropores are periodically distributed along the flexible nanaofiber and within the graded pore structure.