Increased Capacitance of Metal Oxide-Based Supercapacitor Electrodes Caused by Surfactant Addition to the Electrolyte

Yuru Ge1, Jessica Roscher1, Rudolf Holze1

  • 1Chemnitz University of Technology, Institut fur Chemie, AG Elektrochemie, D-09107 Chemnitz, Germany.

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