Enhancing the capacitance and active surface utilization of supercapacitor electrode by graphene nanoplatelets

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 112, Issue , 2015, Pages 16-21

  Pullini, D ^a   Siong, V ^b   Tamvakos, D ^a   Lobato Ortega, B ^c   Sgroi, M F ^a   Veca, A ^a   Glanz, C ^b   Kolaric, I ^b   Pruna, A ^d  

^a CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT   (Italy)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING AND AUTOMATION IPA   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

A. Nano composites; B. Electrical properties; D. Raman spectroscopy; D. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM); D. X ray diffraction (XRD)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CAPACITORS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS; GRAPHENE; MANGANESE OXIDE; NANOCOMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHARGE/DISCHARGE; DESIGN CONSTRAINTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; GRAPHENE NANOPLATELETS; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; SUPER CAPACITOR; SUPERCAPACITOR ELECTRODES;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 84924663276     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2015.03.004     Document Type: Article

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