The invention discloses a preparation method of a pine needle-shaped
carbon nanotube /
carbon fiber composite carbon material. The preparation method comprises the following steps: carrying out ultrasonic cleaning on
carbon paper in isopropanol,
drying, carrying out heat treatment, soaking in concentrated HNO3, rinsing, and
drying; dissolving
ferric nitrate and
sucrose in a mixed
solvent of acidic silica
sol and
ethanol, and stirring to obtain a
metal iron catalyst precursor solution; and soaking the
carbon paper into the solution, carrying out suction
filtration,
drying, placing on a porcelainboat, introducing Ar, heating to 280-290 DEG C, switching to H2, reducing, adjusting the flow of Ar and H2, heating to 745-755 DEG C, injecting a
xylene ferrocene mixed solution into a
reaction tube,reacting for 2-3 hours, closing H2, cooling the tubular furnace to 420-440 DEG C in an Ar
atmosphere, calcining for 2.5-3.5 hours, and cooling to obtain the catalyst. According to the invention, multi-walled carbon nanotubes with high graphitization degree, high distribution density, large specific surface area and uniform
tube diameter can be deposited on the pretreated
carbon paper carbon fibers.