Design and preparation of a ternary composite of graphene oxide/carbon dots/polypyrrole for supercapacitor application: Importance and unique role of carbon dots

Carbon

Volumn 115, Issue , 2017, Pages 134-146

  Zhang, Xiang ^a   Wang, Jingmin ^a   Liu, Jian ^a   Wu, Ji ^b   Chen, Hao ^b   Bi, Hong ^a  

^a ANHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRODES; POLYPYRROLES;

CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR; ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIALS; ELECTRON TRANSPORTATION; IMPROVING PERFORMANCE; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; LARGE SPECIFIC SURFACE AREAS; SUPERCAPACITOR APPLICATION;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 85009105956     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2017.01.005     Document Type: Article

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