Materials for Supercapacitor Applications

Provides an overview of materials and their characteristics for capacitor performance and applications

M. Aulice Scibioh (Author), B. Viswanathan (Author)

9780128198582, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 28 January 2020

400 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.5 cm, 0.7 kg

Materials for Supercapacitor Applications provides a snapshot of the present status of this rapidly growing field. It covers motivations, innovations, ongoing breakthroughs in research and development, innovative materials, impacts, and perspectives, as well as the challenges and technical barriers to identifying an ideal material for practical applications. This comprehensive reference by electro-chemists explains concepts in materials selection and their unique applications based on their electro-chemical properties. Chemists, chemical and electrical engineers, material scientists, and research scholars and students interested in energy will benefit from this overview of many important reference points in understanding the materials used in supercapacitors.

1. Introduction2. Basic Principles3. Electrode materials for supercapacitors4. Electrolyte materials for supercapacitors5. Characterization of super capacitors6. Prospects and future directions - supercapacitors

Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM]