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Carbonaceous Electrode Materials for Supercapacitors
Author(s) -
Hao Long,
Li Xianglong,
Zhi Linjie
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201301204
Subject(s) - supercapacitor , materials science , heteroatom , nanotechnology , power density , energy density , graphene , energy storage , electrode , engineering physics , capacitance , power (physics) , organic chemistry , engineering , chemistry , quantum mechanics , ring (chemistry) , physics
Abstract Supercapacitors have been widely studied around the world in recent years, due to their excellent power density and long cycle life. As the most frequently used electrode materials for supercapacitors, carbonaceous materials attract more and more attention. However, their relatively low energy density still holds back the widespread application. Up to now, various strategies have been developed to figure out this problem. This research news summarizes the recent advances in improving the supercapacitor performance of carbonaceous materials, including the incorporation of heteroatoms and the pore size effect (subnanopores' contribution). In addition, a new class of carbonaceous materials, porous organic networks (PONs) has been managed into the supercapacitor field, which promises great potential in not only improving the supercapacitor performances, but also unraveling the related mechanisms.