Graphene oxide supercapacitors: A computer simulation study

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 32, 2014, Pages 18472-18480

  Deyoung, Andrew D ^a   Park, Sang Won ^b   Dhumal, Nilesh R ^a   Shim, Youngseon ^b,d   Jung, Younjoon ^b   Kim, Hyung J ^a,c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute for Advanced Study   (South Korea)

^d Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; GRAPHENE; IONIC LIQUIDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OXIDATION;

1-ETHYL-3-METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM TETRAFLUOROBORATE; DOUBLE LAYER STRUCTURE; ELECTRODE OXIDATION; ELECTRODE SURFACES; GRAPHENE OXIDES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PARALLEL PLATES; SUPER CAPACITOR;

ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS;

EID: 84906236633     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5072583     Document Type: Article

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