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Comprehensive Insight into the Mechanism, Material Selection and Performance Evaluation of Supercapatteries

Saravanakumar Balasubramaniam1, Ankita Mohanty1, Suresh Kannan Balasingam2

  • 1School for Advanced Research in Polymers, Laboratory for Advanced Research in Polymeric Materials, Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar, 751024, India.

Nano-Micro Letters
|June 17, 2021
PubMed
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This review summarizes advancements in supercapattery devices for sustainable energy storage. Further research into charge storage mechanisms and electrode materials is crucial for commercialization.

Keywords:
Carbon materialsEnergy densityPower densityRedox materialsSupercapattery

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