Electrospun carbon nanofibers are obtained with phenolic resin as precursor and TEOS as template.
Carbon nanofibers have high microporosity of 88% and surface area of 2164 m2 g−1.
The high-surface-area carbon nanofibers can be directly made into electrode free of binder.
A high capacitance of 316 F g−1 and good cycling stability are achieved.