Graphenated tantalum(IV) oxide and poly(4-styrene sulphonic acid)-doped polyaniline nanocomposite as cathode material in an electrochemical capacitor

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 128, Issue , 2014, Pages 226-237

  Njomo, Njagi ^a   Waryo, Tesfaye ^a   Masikini, Milua ^a   Ikpo, Chinwe O ^a   Mailu, Stephen ^a   Tovide, Oluwakemi ^a,b   Ross, Natasha ^a   Williams, Avril ^b   Matinise, Nolubabalo ^a   Sunday, Christopher E ^a   Mayedwa, Noluthando ^a   Baker, Priscilla G L ^a   Ozoemena, Kenneth I ^c   Iwuoha, Emmanuel I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Nanocomposite; Poly(4 styrene sulphonic) acid; Polyaniline; Tantalum(IV) oxide

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYANILINE; POLYMER MEMBRANE ELECTRODES; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; STYRENE; TANTALUM;

ASYMMETRIC SUPERCAPACITOR; ELECTRO-CONDUCTIVE PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITOR; HIGH SPECIFIC CAPACITANCES; METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; POLYANILINE NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERIC NANOCOMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY;

TANTALUM OXIDES;

EID: 84898987363     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.12.150     Document Type: Article

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