Preparation and electrochemical investigation of the cobalt hydroxide carbonate/activated carbon nanocomposite for supercapacitor applications

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Volumn 88, Issue , 2015, Pages 60-67

  Masikhwa, Tshifhiwa M ^a   Dangbegnon, Julien K ^a   Bello, Abdulhakeem ^a   Madito, Moshawe J ^a   Momodu, Damilola ^a   Manyala, Ncholu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Cobalt hydroxide carbonates; Electrode stability; Energy storage; Supercapacitor application

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CAPACITORS; CARBONATION; COBALT; COBALT COMPOUNDS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY STORAGE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANORODS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COBALT HYDROXIDES; ELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTRODE STABILITY; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; SUPERCAPACITOR APPLICATION;

COBALT DEPOSITS;

EID: 84945205598     PISSN: 00223697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2015.09.015     Document Type: Article

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