A new class of alkaline polymer gel electrolyte for carbon aerogel supercapacitors

被引:63
作者
Kalpana, D. [1 ]
Renganathan, N. G. [1 ]
Pitchumani, S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Cent Electrochem Res Inst, Karaikkudi 630006, Tamil Nadu, India
关键词
supercapacitor; carbon aerogel; polymer gel electrolyte; polyethylene oxide; conductivity; specific capacitance;
D O I
10.1016/j.jpowsour.2005.07.057
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A carbon aerogel supercapacitor has been fabricated with an alkaline polymer gel electrolyte. The electrolyte, which also acts as a separator, has a thickness of 3 turn and a conductivity of around 10(-2) S cm(-1) at room temperature. The capacitor is characterized by means of cyclic voltammetry, impedance spectroscopy, and galvanostatic cycling. A specific capacitance of 9 F g(-1) is shown by cyclic voltammetry. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.
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页码:621 / 623
页数:3
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