Advanced Polymers as Active hf bMaterials and Electrolytes for Electrochemical Capacitors and Hybrid Capacitor Systems

摘要

Recent advancements in nanotechnology have resulted in the development of new materials and a greater fundamental understanding of their properties. Those advancements are currently being applied to revolutionary designs of ECs and are enabling new types of hybrid energy-storage devices that exhibit characteristics of batteries and ECs. Some of these new designs utilize polymer electrodes or polymer electrolytes and some unique combinations as cell components are proposed. In this article, the authors will describe the recent advancement in polymer electrodes and electrolytes investigated for use in advanced ECs.