Metal-ion oligomerization inside electrified carbon micropores and its effect on capacitive charge storage

• Main Authors: Wei, Jiaqi, Zhong, Lixiang, Xia, Huarong, Lv, Zhisheng, Diao, Caozheng, Zhang, Wei, Li, Xing, Du, Yonghua, Xi, Shibo, Salanne, Mathieu, Chen, Xiaodong, Li, Shuzhou
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Chemistry::Physical chemistry::Electrochemistry; Electrochemistry; Ion Complex Structures
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/156789
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Ion adsorption inside electrified carbon micropores is pivotal for the operation of supercapacitors. Depending on the electrolyte, two main mechanisms have been identified so far, the desolvation of ions in solvents and the formation of superionic states in ionic liquids. Here, it is shown that upon...