Microsupercapacitors systematically guides the reader through the key materials, characterization techniques, performance factors and potential applications and benefits to society of this emerging electrical energy storage solution. The book reviews the technical challenges in scaling down supercapacitors, covering materials, performance, design and applications perspectives. Sections provide a fundamental understanding of microsupercapacitors and compare them to existing energy storage technologies. Final discussions consider the factors that impact performance, potential tactics to improve performance, barriers to implementation, emerging solutions to those barriers, and a future outlook. This book will be of particular interest to materials scientists and engineers working in academia, research and development.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. ix 7. Preface - p. xi 8. Part I: Materials and Defining Performance for Microsupercapacitors - p. xiii 9. Chapter 1. Materials under research: Nanomaterials, aerogels, biomaterials, composites, inks - p. 3 10. Chapter 2. Materials under research II: Silicon-based electrodes - p. 33 11. Chapter 3. The role and the necessary features of electrolytes for microsupercapacitors - p. 47 12. Chapter 4. Characterization of microsupercapacitors - p. 117 13. Part II: Applications for Microsupercapacitors - p. 162 14. Chapter 5. Battery/Supercapacitor hybrid energy storage system in vehicle applications - p. 165 15. Chapter 6. Microbatteries - p. 193 16. Chapter 7. Energy harvesting - p. 205 17. Part III: Advances in Microsupercapacitor Development - p. 212 18. Chapter 8. Design and technology processes used for microsupercapacitors - p. 215 19. Chapter 9. Fiber-shaped micro-supercapacitors - p. 257 20. Chapter 10. Recent research and issues - p. 273 21. Index - p. 291
Microsupercapacitors systematically guides the reader through the key materials, characterization techniques, performance factors and potential applications and benefits to society of this emerging electrical energy storage solution. The book reviews the technical challenges in scaling down supercapacitors, covering materials, performance, design and applications perspectives. Sections provide a fundamental understanding of microsupercapacitors and compare them to existing energy storage technologies. Final discussions consider the factors that impact performance, potential tactics to improve performance, barriers to implementation, emerging solutions to those barriers, and a future outlook. This book will be of particular interest to materials scientists and engineers working in academia, research and development.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. ix 7. Preface - p. xi 8. Part I: Materials and Defining Performance for Microsupercapacitors - p. xiii 9. Chapter 1. Materials under research: Nanomaterials, aerogels, biomaterials, composites, inks - p. 3 10. Chapter 2. Materials under research II: Silicon-based electrodes - p. 33 11. Chapter 3. The role and the necessary features of electrolytes for microsupercapacitors - p. 47 12. Chapter 4. Characterization of microsupercapacitors - p. 117 13. Part II: Applications for Microsupercapacitors - p. 162 14. Chapter 5. Battery/Supercapacitor hybrid energy storage system in vehicle applications - p. 165 15. Chapter 6. Microbatteries - p. 193 16. Chapter 7. Energy harvesting - p. 205 17. Part III: Advances in Microsupercapacitor Development - p. 212 18. Chapter 8. Design and technology processes used for microsupercapacitors - p. 215 19. Chapter 9. Fiber-shaped micro-supercapacitors - p. 257 20. Chapter 10. Recent research and issues - p. 273 21. Index - p. 291
