Using thiourea as a catalytic redox-active additive to enhance the performance of pseudocapacitive supercapacitors
Xue Zhang, Lingling Gao, Ruihong Guo, Tuoping Hu, Mingming Ma
Abstract
Thiourea (TU) as a catalytic redox-active additive can greatly enhance the performance of a supercapacitor based on copper nanocrystal@nitrogen-doped carbon composites (Cu@N-C).
Topics & Concepts
SupercapacitorRedoxThioureaCatalysisMaterials scienceChemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryElectrochemistryElectrodeOrganic chemistryMetallurgyPhysical chemistryEngineeringSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science