Nanoparticle-enhanced multifunctional nanocarbons—recent advances on electrochemical energy storage applications

As renewable energy is becoming a critical source to meet the global demand, electrochemical storage devices become indispensable for efficient and reliable supply. The electrode material key factor determining capacity power delivery of devices. Carbon-based materials are emerging as viable candidate electrodes, yet their low densities impede development advanced materials. Nanoparticle decoration carbon structures one most promising easy-to-implement strategy enhance charge-storage performance carbon-based electrodes. Decoration by nanoparticles metals, metal oxides, nitrides, carbides, phosphides, chalcogenides, bimetallic components lead significant enhancements in structural electronic properties, pore refinement, charge storage, transfer kinetics both pristine doped structures, thereby making next-generation This review covers state-of-art nanoparticle decorated nanocarbons battery, supercapacitor, metal-ion capacitor applications. A analysis elemental composition, structure, associated physico-chemical properties relationships nanoparticle-decorated nanocarbon electrodes provided well inform future next generation materials, devices, systems.