An efficient and easy method is described which allows modification of supported nanocarbon films with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) from an aqueous colloidal suspension. Subsequently CNTs can be decorated with Pt-nanoparticles directly from an aqueous solution of Pt ions without the need for reducing agents. High performance supercapacitors and electrocatalysts are obtained.

This work reports an efficient strategy to synthesize B,N-codoped porous carbons with a high specific surface area using chitosan as the carbon precursor with the help of boric acid, featuring a high specific capacitance, large operation voltage and excellent cycle stability for supercapacitors.

Nanofibrous hydrogel microspheres are formed by pH gelation of perylene diimide derivatives in emulsion droplets. These microspheres are freeze-dried and subsequently carbonized to produce discrete N-doped nanofibrous carbon microspheres. The carbon microspheres show high performance as electrode materials for supercapacitors.

In this paper we study the transient behaviour of RC circuits with supercapacitors, varying R between 1 and 100 . We demonstrate that supercapacitors behave as ideal capacitors in series with an internal resistance (r ∼ 8 for C = 0.2 F, 5.5 V). This result is important to optimize the demonstration of RC circuits using a supercapacitor in series with a light bulb, because the r value is compara...

A mixed ionic-electronic conductor based on nanofibrillated cellulose composited with poly(3,4-ethylene-dioxythio-phene):-poly(styrene-sulfonate) along with high boiling point solvents is demonstrated in bulky electrochemical devices. The high electronic and ionic conductivities of the resulting nanopaper are exploited in devices which exhibit record values for the charge storage capacitance (1...

In this critical review, binders for electrochemical supercapacitors are introduced and current technologies on the preparation of binders are reviewed in detail. Different types of materials for binder preparation are reviewed by comparing their advantages, disadvantages, and performance with active materials in ES electrodes. Several new trends for the future development of binder preparation...