Recent progress in the application of carbon materials to supercapacitors and lead-carbon batteries

doi:10.3969/j.issn.2095-4239.2014.06.002

Abstract

Abstract: Carbon materials with high specific surface area are crucially important for electrochemical energy storage. They are currently widely used in various electrochemical energy storage devices. This paper reviews the applications of carbon materials with high specific surface area in supercapacitors and lead-carbon. In the field of supercapacitors, the synthesis and application of new types of carbon materials with high specific surface area improves the specific capacity of the electrode. While in the field of lead-acid batteries, using suitable amount of high surface area carbon materials in the anode also improves the electrochemical performance remarkably. It is known as the "lead-carbon" battery. Future development trends of carbon materials in supercapacitors and lead-carbon batteries were briefly discussed as well.

Key words: carbon materials, electrochemical energy storage, supercapacitors, lead-acid batteries

CLC Number:

TQ911

WANG Feng, LIAN Jiali, WANG Kangli, CHENG Shijie, JIANG Kai. Recent progress in the application of carbon materials to supercapacitors and lead-carbon batteries[J]. Energy Storage Science and Technology, 2014, 3(6): 575-583.

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