Application of Nanocomposites for Supercapacitors: Characteristics and Properties

Abstract

A review. This article summarizes the most recent developments on the synthesis methods used for prepg. nanocomposite electroactive materials, types of nanocomposite electroactive materials investigated, structural and electrochem. characterization of nanocomposites, unique capacitive properties of nanocomposite materials, and performance enhancement of nanocomposite electroactive materials and its mechanism. Nanocomposite electroactive materials, such as mixed metal oxides, polymers mixed with metal oxides, carbon nanotubes mixed with polymers, or metal oxides, and graphene mixed with metal oxides or polymers, can be fabricated by various processes such as solid state reactions, mech. mixing, chem. co-pptn., electrochem. anodic deposition, sol-gel, in situ polymn. and other wet-chem. synthesis. [on SciFinder(R)]