A Hybrid Activated Carbon-Manganese Dioxide Capacitor using a Mild Aqueous Electrolyte

  • Brousse T
  • Toupin M
  • Bélanger D
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Abstract

A hybrid electrochemical capacitor using MnO 2 and activated carbon (AC) as positive and negative electrodes, respectively, has been designed. The electrodes were individually tested in a mild aqueous electrolyte (0.65 M K 2 SO 4 ) in order to define the adequate balance of active material in the capacitor as well as the working voltage. The hybrid electrochemical capacitor was cycled between 0 and 2.2 V for over 10,000 constant current charge/discharge cycles. A real energy density of 10 Wh/kg was reproducibly measured with a real power density reaching 3600 W/kg. The hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions on AC and MnO 2 electrodes, respectively, were investigated in 0.65 M K 2 SO 4 . Despite the good electrochemical performance of the 2.2 V capacitor, gas evolution could be a hindrance for practical use. Subsequently, a 1.5 V capacitor was tested for more than 23,000 cycles and yielded interesting electrochemical performance with negligible gas evolution. © 2004 The Electrochemical Society. All rights reserved.

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Brousse, T., Toupin, M., & Bélanger, D. (2004). A Hybrid Activated Carbon-Manganese Dioxide Capacitor using a Mild Aqueous Electrolyte. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 151(4), A614. https://doi.org/10.1149/1.1650835

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