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Application of Nanofibers in Supercapacitors

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Electrospun Nanofibers for Energy and Environmental Applications

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Abstract

Recently, rapidly growing demand for high-speed rechargeable energy storage device with high performance has motivated a lot of researchers to develop new materials for supercapacitor. Supercapacitor is a kind of electrochemical device which stores and releases energy at extremely high rate with high power density and long cycling life. However, the energy density of supercapacitor is generally lower than that of batteries. Improving the energy density of supercapacitors while maintaining their high power density and long cycle life has been the key issue in developing future energy storage systems. Nanotechnologies, especially nanofibers, have received a great deal of attentions from various fields, such as medicine, electrical science, and energy resources, where their unique properties contribute to product functionality. As is well known, one of the effective methods of nanofiber fabrication is electrospinning, which has many advantages compared with other conventional methods, such as straightforward, inexpensive, and capability of mass production. In this chapter, the emerging innovative application of electrospun nanofiber products in supercapacitor is discussed, and some recent achievements are also introduced.

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Wei, K., Kim, I.S. (2014). Application of Nanofibers in Supercapacitors. In: Ding, B., Yu, J. (eds) Electrospun Nanofibers for Energy and Environmental Applications. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54160-5_7

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