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Carbon-Based Electrode Materials for Supercapacitor: Progress, Challenges and Prospective Solutions



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Xian Jian, Shiyu Liu, Yuqi Gao, Wei Tian, Zhicheng Jiang, Xiangyun Xiao, Hui Tang and Liangjun Yin

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DOI:10.17265/2328-2223/2016.02.004

Carbon-based materials are typical and commercially active electrode for supercapacitors due to their advantages such as low cost, good stability and easy availability. In the light of energy storage, supercapacitors mechanism is classified into EDLCs (electrochemical double layer capacitors) and pseudocapacitors. Multidimensional carbon nanomaterials (active carbon, carbon nanotube, graphene, etc.), carbon-based composite and corresponding electrolyte are the critical and important factor in the eyes of researcher. In this minireview, we will discuss the storage mechanism and summarize recent developed novel carbon and carbon-based materials in supercapacitors. The techniques to design the novel nanostructure and high performance electrodematerials that facilitate charge transfer to achieve high energy and power densities will also be discussed.

Carbon materials, storage mechanism, electrochemical double layer capacitors, pseudocapacitors.