Article
2021

The Effect of Aqueous Electrolyte Molarity on the Characteristics of Supercapacitor with Electrodes Based on Carbon Materials

L. V. Tabulina L. V. Tabulina , V. A. Labunov V. A. Labunov , D. V. Grapov D. V. Grapov , Yu. M. Kukut’ Yu. M. Kukut’ , K. V. Ivanov K. V. Ivanov , A. V. Bil’dyukevich A. V. Bil’dyukevich , A. A. Shustikov A. A. Shustikov
Russian Journal of Electrochemistry
https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193521110082
Abstract / Full Text
Tabulina, L.V., Labunov, V.A., Grapov, D.V. et al. The Effect of Aqueous Electrolyte Molarity on the Characteristics of Supercapacitor with Electrodes Based on Carbon Materials. Russ J Electrochem 57, 1101–1104 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193521110082

The effect of molar concentration of aqueous electrolytes on the capacitance characteristics of supercapacitors (SC), in which amorphous carbon or carbon nanotubes are used as electrode materials, is studied. Aqueous solutions of sulfuric acid with concentrations of 1–6 M are used as the electrolytes. It is shown that the specific capacitance of SC depends significantly on the concentration of the electrolyte, properties of the electrode material, and the methods of treatment of carbon materials for enhancing their wettability with aqueous electrolytes.

Author information

  • Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, Minsk, Belarus

    L. V. Tabulina, V. A. Labunov, D. V. Grapov, Yu. M. Kukut’ & K. V. Ivanov

  • Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus

    A. V. Bil’dyukevich & A. A. Shustikov

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