Asymmetric Supercapacitors: Optical and Thermal Effects When Active Carbon Electrodes Are Embedded with Nano-Scale Semiconductor Dots
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Film Characterizations
3.2. Supercapacitors under Light ON and Light OFF Conditions
3.3. Thermal Considerations during Light ON and Light OFF Conditions
3.3.1. PMMA Binder with Aqueous Solution
3.3.2. PMMA Binder with Ion Liquid Electrolyte
3.3.3. p-n Binders with Ion Liquid Electrolyte
3.3.4. p-n Binders with Aqueous Solution
3.4. The Effect of IR Absorption Band at 840 nm
4. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Grebel, H. Asymmetric Supercapacitors: Optical and Thermal Effects When Active Carbon Electrodes Are Embedded with Nano-Scale Semiconductor Dots. C 2021, 7, 7. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/c7010007
Grebel H. Asymmetric Supercapacitors: Optical and Thermal Effects When Active Carbon Electrodes Are Embedded with Nano-Scale Semiconductor Dots. C. 2021; 7(1):7. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/c7010007
Chicago/Turabian StyleGrebel, Haim. 2021. "Asymmetric Supercapacitors: Optical and Thermal Effects When Active Carbon Electrodes Are Embedded with Nano-Scale Semiconductor Dots" C 7, no. 1: 7. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/c7010007