<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The relation between the porous structure and the electron structure in carbon materials was investigated in order to optimize the efficiency of the physical-chemical processes in an electric double layer (EDL) formed at the boundary between the carbon material and the electrolyte (KOH 30 % aqueous solution). In particular, an Ni2+ intercalative modification of nanoporous carbon resulted in more than a triple increase in the specific capacitance and a significant improvement of the charge-discharge kinetics in the EDL.</p></abstract>

The relation between the porous structure and the electron structure in carbon materials was investigated in order to optimize the efficiency of the physical-chemical processes in an electric double layer (EDL) formed at the boundary between the carbon material and the electrolyte (KOH 30 % aqueous solution). In particular, an Ni2+ intercalative modification of nanoporous carbon resulted in more than a triple increase in the specific capacitance and a significant improvement of the charge-discharge kinetics in the EDL.

Improvement of supercapacitor parameters by nickel ion intercalation into activated carbon

Lviv Polytechnic National University, Vul. S. Bandery 12, Lviv, 79013, Ukraine

Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Vul. Kyryla i Mefodia 8, Lviv, 79005, Ukraine

Materials Science-Poland

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The relation between the porous structure and the electron structure in carbon materials was investigated in order to optimize the efficiency of the...

Improvement of supercapacitor parameters by nickel ion intercalation into activated carbon

Published Online: Feb 09, 2013

Page range: 126 - 132

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-012-0072-6

Keywords
Ni-intercalative modification, small angle X-ray scattering, nanocluster, nanoporous carbon, supercapacitor

© 2013 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Improvement of supercapacitor parameters by nickel ion intercalation into activated carbon

Published Online: Feb 09, 2013

Page range: 126 - 132

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-012-0072-6

KeywordsNi-intercalative modification, small angle X-ray scattering, nanocluster, nanoporous carbon, supercapacitor

© 2013 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Ni-intercalative modification, small angle X-ray scattering, nanocluster, nanoporous carbon, supercapacitor