P3HT:PCBM/nickel-aluminum layered double hydroxide-graphene foam composites for supercapacitor electrodes

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 445-452

  Momodu, Damilola ^a   Bello, Abdulhakeem ^a   Dangbegnon, Julien ^a   Barzeger, Farshad ^a   Fabiane, Mopeli ^a   Manyala, Ncholu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dip coating, P3HT:PCBM; Graphene foam; Nickel aluminum layered double hydroxide (NiAl LDH); Supercapacitor

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COATINGS; BUTYRIC ACID; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; FOAMS; GRAPHENE; NICKEL COATINGS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; SUPERCAPACITOR;

DIP COATING; GRAPHENE FOAMS; LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); SUPERCAPACITIVE BEHAVIOR; SUPERCAPACITOR APPLICATION; SUPERCAPACITOR ELECTRODES; [6 ,6]-PHENYL-C61-BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTERS;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85027954717     PISSN: 14328488     EISSN: 14330768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10008-014-2602-0     Document Type: Article

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