Electrochemical energy storage in montmorillonite K10 clay based composite as supercapacitor using ionic liquid

Sandipan Maiti1, Atin Pramanik1, Shreyasi Chattopadhyay2

  • 1Fuel Cell & Battery Division, CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata 700032, India; CSIR-Network Institutes for Solar Energy (NISE), India.

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