Carbon Nanomaterials for Applications on Supercapacitors

MRS Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (54) ◽  
pp. 3283-3289
Author(s):  
Youning Gong ◽  
Qiang Fu ◽  
Chunxu Pan
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Carbon Nanomaterials ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
Carbon Nanospheres ◽  
Energy Storage Devices ◽  
Storage Devices ◽  
The Past ◽  
Synthetic Routes ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Carbon Based

ABSTRACTSupercapacitor is a newly-developed device for electrochemical energy storage with high power density, long life span, as well as rapid capture and storage of energy. Carbon-based materials, from carbon nanospheres, nanotubes and nanofibers to graphene, are the most commonly used electrode materials for supercapacitors. Our group has engaged in the research of carbon nanomaterials over the past decade. Herein we summarize some typical carbon nanomaterials and their synthetic routes based on our published works, which is expected to provide the theoretical and experimental basis for further applications on carbon-based energy storage devices.

scholarly journals Carbon-Based Polymer Nanocomposite for High-Performance Energy Storage Applications

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samarjeet Singh Siwal ◽  
Qibo Zhang ◽  
Nishu Devi ◽  
Vijay Kumar Thakur
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Polymer Nanocomposites ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
Electrochemical Energy Storage ◽  
Energy Storage Devices ◽  
Storage Devices ◽  
Carbon Based ◽  
Electrochemical Energy

In recent years, numerous discoveries and investigations have been remarked for the development of carbon-based polymer nanocomposites. Carbon-based materials and their composites hold encouraging employment in a broad array of fields, for example, energy storage devices, fuel cells, membranes sensors, actuators, and electromagnetic shielding. Carbon and its derivatives exhibit some remarkable features such as high conductivity, high surface area, excellent chemical endurance, and good mechanical durability. On the other hand, characteristics such as docility, lower price, and high environmental resistance are some of the unique properties of conducting polymers (CPs). To enhance the properties and performance, polymeric electrode materials can be modified suitably by metal oxides and carbon materials resulting in a composite that helps in the collection and accumulation of charges due to large surface area. The carbon-polymer nanocomposites assist in overcoming the difficulties arising in achieving the high performance of polymeric compounds and deliver high-performance composites that can be used in electrochemical energy storage devices. Carbon-based polymer nanocomposites have both advantages and disadvantages, so in this review, attempts are made to understand their synergistic behavior and resulting performance. The three electrochemical energy storage systems and the type of electrode materials used for them have been studied here in this article and some aspects for example morphology, exterior area, temperature, and approaches have been observed to influence the activity of electrochemical methods. This review article evaluates and compiles reported data to present a significant and extensive summary of the state of the art.

scholarly journals Applications of Carbon Based Materials in Developing Advanced Energy Storage Devices

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Tariq ◽  
Tajamal Hussain ◽  
Adnan Mujahid ◽  
Mirza Nadeem Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Imran Din ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Storage ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Energy Requirements ◽  
Energy Storage Devices ◽  
Storage Devices ◽  
Nano Science ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Carbon Based

With the increasing pressure of population, the energy demand is growing explosively. By 2050, it is expected that the world population may reach to about 9 billion which may result in the increase of energy requirement to about 12.5 trillion watts. Due to increasing pressures of population, industries and technology, concerns to find possibilities to cope with increasing demand of energy resources, arise. Although the renewable energy resources including fossil fuels, wind, water and solar energy have been used for a long time to fulfill the energy requirements, but they need efficient conversions and storage techniques and are responsible for causing environmental pollution due to greenhouse gases as well. It is thus noteworthy to develop methods for the generation and storage of renewable energy devices that can replace the conventional energy resources to meet the requirement of energy consumption. Due to high energy demands, the sustainable energy storage devices have remained the subject of interest for scientists in the history, however, the traditional methods are not efficient enough to fulfill the energy requirements. In the present era, among other variety of advanced treatments, nano-sciences have attracted the attention of the scientists. While talking about nano-science, one cannot move on without admiring the extraordinary features of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and other carbon based materials. CNTs are on the cutting edge of nano science research and finding enormous applications in energy storage devices. Excellent adsorption capabilities, high surface area, better electrical conductivity, high mechanical strength, corrosion resistance, high aspect ratio and good chemical and physical properties of CNTs have grabbed tremendous attention worldwide. Their charge transfer properties make them favorable for energy conversion applications. The limitation to the laboratory research on CNTs for energy storage techniques due to low specific capacitance and limited electrochemical performance can be overcome by surface functionalization using surface functional groups that can enhance their electrical and dispersion properties. In this chapter, ways CNTs employed to boost the abilities of the existing material used to store and transfer of energy have been discussed critically. Moreover, how anisotropic properties of CNTs play important role in increasing the energy storage capabilities of functional materials. It will also be discussed how various kinds of materials can be combined along CNTs to get better results.

scholarly journals Manganese Oxide Carbon-Based Nanocomposite in Energy Storage Applications

Solids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-248
Author(s):  
Mulugeta Wayu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Manganese Oxide ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
Active Surface Area ◽  
Synthesis Methods ◽  
Energy Storage Devices ◽  
Capacitive Performance ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Storage Devices ◽  
Carbon Based

Global increasing demand in the need of energy leads to the development of non-conventional, high power energy sources. Supercapacitors (SCs) are one of the typical non-conventional energy storage devices which are based on the principle of electrochemical energy conversion. SCs are promising energy storage devices for better future energy technology. Increasing progress has been made in the development of applied and fundamental aspects of SCs. Manganese oxide electrode materials have been well studied; however, their capacitive performance is still inadequate for practical applications. Recent research is mainly focused on enhancing manganese oxide capacitive performance through the incorporation of electrically conductive materials and by controlling its morphology to reveal a more active surface area for redox reactions. In this review, progress in the applications of manganese oxide carbon-based materials towards the development of highly effective SCs is briefly discussed. In this regard, manganese oxide carbon-based nanocomposites synthesis methods and techniques used to approximate the capacitance of electrode materials are discussed.

scholarly journals CNT-based Materials as Electrodes for Flexible Supercapacitors

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-162
Author(s):  
Gabriela Queirós ◽  
Natalia Rey-Raap ◽  
Clara Pereira ◽  
Manuel Fernando R. Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Carbon Nanomaterials ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
Short Review ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Density ◽  
Energy Storage Devices ◽  
Storage Devices ◽  
Flexible Supercapacitors ◽  
Materials Used

Supercapacitors are energy storage devices that have received much interest in the past decade. These devices have unique characteristics, such as high energy density, fast charging, extensive life cycle, and excellent stability. Currently, wearable electronic gadgets have appeared as an interesting application for flexible supercapacitors, in which lightness and flexibility of the electrodes are two of the most important properties. In addition, the materials used as electrodes severely affect the behavior of these devices. Carbon nanomaterials are the most proficient and most studied electrode materials in flexible supercapacitors. Among them, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been extensively studied owing to their excellent mechanical and electrical properties. Therefore, this short review focuses on the new progress in the use of CNT materials as electrodes in flexible energy storage devices.

scholarly journals The rise of organic electrode materials for energy storage

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (22) ◽  
pp. 6345-6404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler B. Schon ◽  
Bryony T. McAllister ◽  
Peng-Fei Li ◽  
Dwight S. Seferos
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
Energy Storage Devices ◽  
Storage Devices ◽  
Organic Electrode ◽  
Future Work

We review organic electrode materials for energy storage devices and suggest directions for future work in this area.

scholarly journals Self-Healing Materials for Electronics Applications

2022 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 622
Author(s):  
Fouzia Mashkoor ◽  
Sun Jin Lee ◽  
Hoon Yi ◽  
Seung Man Noh ◽  
Changyoon Jeong
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Crack Formation ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Energy Storage Devices ◽  
Storage Devices ◽  
The Past ◽  
Repair Mechanisms ◽  
Energy Harvesting Devices

Self-healing materials have been attracting the attention of the scientists over the past few decades because of their effectiveness in detecting damage and their autonomic healing response. Self-healing materials are an evolving and intriguing field of study that could lead to a substantial increase in the lifespan of materials, improve the reliability of materials, increase product safety, and lower product replacement costs. Within the past few years, various autonomic and non-autonomic self-healing systems have been developed using various approaches for a variety of applications. The inclusion of appropriate functionalities into these materials by various chemistries has enhanced their repair mechanisms activated by crack formation. This review article summarizes various self-healing techniques that are currently being explored and the associated chemistries that are involved in the preparation of self-healing composite materials. This paper further surveys the electronic applications of self-healing materials in the fields of energy harvesting devices, energy storage devices, and sensors. We expect this article to provide the reader with a far deeper understanding of self-healing materials and their healing mechanisms in various electronics applications.

scholarly journals Synergistic approach of high-performance N-NiCo/PC environment benign electrode material for energy storage device

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Irfan ◽  
Xianhua Liu ◽  
Suraya Mushtaq ◽  
Jonnathan Cabrera ◽  
Pingping Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
Composite Catalyst ◽  
Storage Device ◽  
Energy Storage Devices ◽  
Biomass Waste ◽  
Supercapacitor Application ◽  
Suitable Material ◽  
Storage Devices

Abstract Development of sustainable electrochemical energy storage devices faces great challenge in exploring highly efficient and low cost electrode materials. Biomass waste derived carbonaceous materials can be used as an alternative to expensive metals in supercapacitor. However, their application limited by low performance. In this study, the combination use of persimmon waste derived carbon and transition metal nitride demonstrated strong potential for supercapacitor application. Persimmon based carbonaceous gel decorated with bimetallic-nitride (N-NiCo/PC) was firstly synthesized through a green hydrothermal method. Electrochemical properties of N-NiCo/PC as electrode in 6 M KOH electrolyte solution were evaluated by using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and charge-discharge measurements. The N-NiCo/PC exhibited 895.5 F/g specific capacitance at 1 A/g current density and maintained 91.5% capacitance retention after 900 cycles. Hence, the bimetallic nitride-based-composite catalyst is a potentially suitable material for high-performance energy storage devices. In addition, this work demonstrated a promising pathway for transforming environmental waste into sustainable energy conversion materials.

Recent Advances on the Application of Graphene Quantum Dots in Energy Storage

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Shi ◽  
Quanrun Liu
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Energy Storage ◽  
Potential Application ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
Specific Capacity ◽  
Graphene Quantum Dots ◽  
Energy Storage Devices ◽  
Storage Devices ◽  
New Energy

Background: As an emerging carbon nanomaterial, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have shown great potential application in new energy storage devices due to their unique small size effect and abundant edge active sites. This work introduces the main synthesis strategies of GQDs, which includes top-down and bottom-up methods; the application examples of GQDs and GQDs-based composites in energy storage are reviewed, and more, the unique advantages of GQDs are used in supercapacitors, Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and Lithium-sulfur batteries (Li–S batteries) are highlighted. The problems and development prospects in this growing area are also discussed. Method: We conducted a detailed search of “the application of GQDs in energy storage devices” in the published papers and the public patents based on Web of Science database in the period from 2014 to 2020. The corresponding literature was carefully evaluated and analyzed. Results: Sixty papers and twenty-eight recent patents were included in this mini-review. The significant advances in the recent years are summarized with comparative and balanced discussion. Thanks to the unique properties of large specific surface area, high conductivity and abundant active sites, GQDs have unparalleled potential application for new energy storage, especially improving the specific capacity and cycle stability of supercapacitors, LIBs and Li-S batteries. Conclusion: The findings of this mini-review confirm the importance of GQDs, show the enhanced electrochemical performance in supercapacitors, LIBs and Li-S batteries, and also provide a helpful guide to design and fabricate highefficiency electrode materials.

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