Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7727197 | Journal of Power Sources | 2016 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
The capacitive behaviour of four commonly studied electrochemical capacitor systems has been analyzed using the step potential electrochemical spectroscopy (SPECS) method. Electrode-electrolyte combinations with different charge storage mechanisms were characterized, including activated carbon in aqueous (H2SO4) and organic (TEABF4 in acetonitrile) electrolytes, manganese dioxide (Na2SO4) and anhydrous ruthenium oxide (H2SO4). The SPECS method was used to separate the charge storage contributions from double layer capacitance (CDL) and diffusion-limited pseudo-capacitance (CD) at scan rates ranging from 0.08 to 125Â mV/s. The relative contributions from each process are related to the physicochemical properties of the electrode. Additionally, the effects of these electrode properties on the overall performance of each system, in terms of specific power and energy, are identified.
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Authors
Madeleine F. Dupont, Scott W. Donne,