Electrochemical performance of zirconia/graphene oxide nanocomposites cathode designed for high power density supercapacitor

Journal of Analytical Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Mudila, Harish ^a   Rana, Sweta ^b   Zaidi, M G H ^b  

^a LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cyclic voltammetry; Graphene oxide; Specific capacitance; Zirconium oxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 85071039640     PISSN: 20933134     EISSN: 20933371     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40543-016-0084-7     Document Type: Article

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