Nitrogen-containing chitosan-based carbon as an electrode material for high-performance supercapacitors

Journal of Applied Electrochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 667-677

  Śliwak, Agata ^a   Díez, Noel ^a   Miniach, Ewa ^a   Gryglewicz, Grażyna ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chitosan; CO2 activation; Nitrogen doped porous carbon; Pseudocapacitance; Supercapacitor

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CAPACITANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; MICROPOROSITY; NITROGEN; POROUS MATERIALS; SUPERCAPACITOR;

CHARGE/DISCHARGE CYCLE; CO2 ACTIVATION; COMMERCIAL ACTIVATED CARBONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; MICRO-POROUS STRUCTURE; POROUS CARBONS; PSEUDOCAPACITANCE;

CHITOSAN;

EID: 84961839674     PISSN: 0021891X     EISSN: 15728838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10800-016-0955-z     Document Type: Article

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