Microscopic insights into the electrochemical behavior of nonaqueous electrolytes in electric double-layer capacitors

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1260-1267

  Jiang, De En ^a   Wu, Jianzhong ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE; ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR; ELECTRICAL DEVICES; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITIONS; MICROSCOPIC VIEWS; NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTES; ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; IONIC LIQUIDS; PORE SIZE;

ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS;

EID: 84876529765     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz4002967     Document Type: Review

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