A versatile ionic liquid-assisted approach to synthesize hierarchical structures of β-Ni(OH)2 nanosheets for high performance pseudocapacitor

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 188, Issue , 2016, Pages 863-870

  Chen, Jun Song ^a   Gui, Yang ^a   Blackwood, Daniel John ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hierarchical structures; Ionic Liquid; Nanosheets; Pseudocapacitor; Ni(OH)2

Indexed keywords

FILM GROWTH; FOAMS; IONIC LIQUIDS; LIQUIDS; METALS; NANOSHEETS; SHEET METAL;

1-BUTYL-3-METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM CHLORIDE; DIFFERENT THICKNESS; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; PSEUDOCAPACITORS; SHEET-LIKE STRUCTURE; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE; STRUCTURE DIRECTING AGENTS;

NICKEL;

EID: 84951096626     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.12.029     Document Type: Article

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