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Title: Unusual effects of solvent polarity on capacitance for organic electrolytes in a nanoporous electrode

Journal Article · · Nanoscale
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c4nr00046c· OSTI ID:1383702
 [1];  [2]
  1. Chemical Sciences Division; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Oak Ridge, USA
  2. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering; University of California; Riverside, USA
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Classical density functional theory calculations suggest that there is an optimal dipole moment for the solvent in an organic electrolyte supercapacitor.

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Fluid Interface Reactions, Structures and Transport Center (FIRST)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
ERKCC61
OSTI ID:
1383702
Journal Information:
Nanoscale, Vol. 6, Issue 10; Related Information: FIRST partners with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (lead); Argonne National Laboratory; Drexel University; Georgia State University; Northwestern University; Pennsylvania State University; Suffolk University; Vanderbilt University; University of Virginia; ISSN 2040-3364
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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