A dilatometric and small-angle X-ray scattering study of the electrochemical activation of mesophase pitch-derived carbon in non-aqueous electrolyte solution

Carbon

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1880-1888

  Ruch, P W ^a   Hahn, M ^a   Cericola, D ^a   Menzel, A ^a   Kotz R ^a   Wokaun, A ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE ELECTRODES; DERIVED CARBONS; DILATOMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITORS; GRAPHENE SHEETS; IN-SITU; ION INTERCALATION; MESOPHASE PITCH; NITROGEN ADSORPTION; NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION; POTENTIAL RANGE; PROPYLENE CARBONATE; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CALCINATION; CAPACITANCE; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS; GAS ADSORPTION; GRAPHENE; PROPYLENE; SCATTERING; X RAY SCATTERING;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 77949541538     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.01.032     Document Type: Article

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