Ionic liquid dynamics in nanoporous carbon nanofibers in supercapacitors measured with in operando infrared spectroelectrochemistry

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 38, 2014, Pages 21846-21855

  Richey, Francis W ^a   Tran, Chau ^a   Kalra, Vibha ^a   Elabd, Yossef A ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOFIBERS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; IONIC LIQUIDS; NANOPORES; NEGATIVE IONS; POROUS MATERIALS; POSITIVE IONS; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SPECTROELECTROCHEMISTRY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

CATION CONCENTRATIONS; ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR; ELECTRODE/ELECTROLYTE INTERFACES; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; FREE-STANDING ELECTRODE; NANOPOROUS CARBON ELECTRODE; POROUS CARBON ELECTRODES; SPECTROELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS;

ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS;

EID: 84949114972     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp506903m     Document Type: Article

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