Development of electrode materials for energy storage in supercapacitor application

There is a growing interest in developing supercapacitors for the use of energy storage. The current challenge is to develop a supercapacitor that has an energy capacity comparable to traditional batteries, while retaining the fast charging benefits of capacitors. The objective of this research proj...

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Main Author: Ang, Wei Xun
Other Authors: Yue Chee Yoon
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Language:English
Published: 2015
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-652212023-03-04T15:38:46Z Development of electrode materials for energy storage in supercapacitor application Ang, Wei Xun Yue Chee Yoon School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering There is a growing interest in developing supercapacitors for the use of energy storage. The current challenge is to develop a supercapacitor that has an energy capacity comparable to traditional batteries, while retaining the fast charging benefits of capacitors. The objective of this research project is to develop a novel ternary composite electrode material made up of conducting polymer, metal oxide and graphene, which can give high capacitance and very high energy density. Polyaniline is the common choice of material for developing conducting polymers due to its large capacitance, ease of production, and low cost. As much research has been done on polyaniline, this research project aims to explore further by working on 2-(Methylthio)aniline, a derivative of polyaniline, in hopes of achieving better results as compared to polyaniline. The conducting polymer made from 2-(Methylthio)aniline was ultimately used in developing a ternary supercapacitor composite and tested for its capacitance as well as power density. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 2015-06-17T01:54:20Z 2015-06-17T01:54:20Z 2015 2015 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/65221 en Nanyang Technological University 54 p. application/pdf
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Development of electrode materials for energy storage in supercapacitor application
description There is a growing interest in developing supercapacitors for the use of energy storage. The current challenge is to develop a supercapacitor that has an energy capacity comparable to traditional batteries, while retaining the fast charging benefits of capacitors. The objective of this research project is to develop a novel ternary composite electrode material made up of conducting polymer, metal oxide and graphene, which can give high capacitance and very high energy density. Polyaniline is the common choice of material for developing conducting polymers due to its large capacitance, ease of production, and low cost. As much research has been done on polyaniline, this research project aims to explore further by working on 2-(Methylthio)aniline, a derivative of polyaniline, in hopes of achieving better results as compared to polyaniline. The conducting polymer made from 2-(Methylthio)aniline was ultimately used in developing a ternary supercapacitor composite and tested for its capacitance as well as power density.
author2 Yue Chee Yoon
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author Ang, Wei Xun
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title Development of electrode materials for energy storage in supercapacitor application
title_short Development of electrode materials for energy storage in supercapacitor application
title_full Development of electrode materials for energy storage in supercapacitor application
title_fullStr Development of electrode materials for energy storage in supercapacitor application
title_full_unstemmed Development of electrode materials for energy storage in supercapacitor application
title_sort development of electrode materials for energy storage in supercapacitor application
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