Arote, Sandeep A.,

Electrochemical energy storage devices and supercapacitors : an overview / Sandeep A. Arote. - 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color). - [IOP release $release] IOP series in renewable and sustainable power IOP ebooks. [2021 collection] . - IOP (Series). Release 21. IOP series in renewable and sustainable power. IOP ebooks. 2021 collection. .

"Version: 202112"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Electrochemical energy storage mechanisms and performance assessments : an overview -- 1.1. Introduction to the current energy landscape -- 1.2 Renewable energy and the need for energy storage devices -- 1.3. Energy storage techniques -- 1.4. Electrochemical energy storage -- 1.5. Electrochemical potential -- 1.6. Charge conduction and storage mechanism -- 1.7. Electrochemical performance-governing and measurement parameters -- 1.8. Overview of electrochemical testing methods -- 1.9. Summary 2. Perspectives on electrochemical supercapacitors : working principles and classification -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Capacitors and their energy storage mechanisms -- 2.3. Supercapacitors and their current position among energy storage devices -- 2.4. Components of supercapacitors and their key parameters -- 2.5. Performance matrixes and the measurable parameters of supercapacitors -- 2.6. Classification of supercapacitors -- 2.7. Electric double-layer capacitors (EDLCs) -- 2.8. Pseudosupercapacitors (PSCs) -- 2.9. Hybrid supercapacitors (HSCs) -- 2.10. Summary 3. Carbon-based materials for electric double-layer supercapacitors : recent advances and future perspectives -- 3.1. Introduction to carbon-based electrode materials for EDLCs -- 3.2. Activated carbon (AC) -- 3.3. Performance of EDLCs based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) -- 3.4. Performance of EDLCs based on activated carbon fibers -- 3.5. Performance of EDLCs based on graphene and its composites -- 3.6. Summary 4. Comprehensive insight : electrode material selection for, and electrode performance in, pseudo and hybrid supercapacitors -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Metal oxides as electrode materials for supercapacitors -- 4.3. Metal sulfides as electrode materials for supercapacitors -- 4.4. Nanocomposite electrode materials for hybrid supercapacitors (HSCs) -- 4.5. Summary.

This book provides a comprehensive account of the fundamental aspects of electrochemical energy storage devices, with a focus on electrochemical supercapacitors. Building from an in-depth knowledge of the present state of energy utilisation, contextualised against the requirement for renewable energy, the book sets out the components and performance-governing parameters of conventional and supercapacitors, identifying the challenges, trends and limitations involved in their implementation.

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Dr. Sandeep A. Arote is an Associate Professor of Physics at the Sangamner Nagarpalika Arts, D.J. Malpani Commerce and B.N. Sarda Science College (Autonomous), Sangamner, affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University (formerly University of Pune), MS, India. He has 15 years' teaching and 10 years' research experience.

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10.1088/978-0-7503-3103-6 doi


Energy storage.
Supercapacitors.
Energy conversion & storage.
Environment and energy.

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