Microsupercapacitors

1. Nanomaterials, Aerogels, Biomaterials, Composites, Inks
Grzegorz Lota
2. Silicon-based electrodes
Karolina Laszczyk and Kazufumi Kobash
3. The Role and the Necessary Features of Electrolytes for Microsupercapacitors
Jijeesh Ravi Nair
4. Standard Electrochemical Techniques for Defining the Performance of Microsupercapacitors
Chandramouli Subramaniam and Mihir Kumar
5. Energy Storage
Ziyou Song
6. Microbatteries
Karolina Laszczyk and Kazufumi Kobashi
7. Energy Harvesting
Karolina Laszczyk and Kazufumi Kobashi
8. Design and Technology Processes Used for Microsupercapacitors
Karolina Laszczyk
9. Fiber-Shaped Microsupercapacitors
Yuan Chen
10. Recent Research and Issues
Karolina Laszczyk

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.

• Provides a concise introduction of the fundamental science, related technological challenges, and solutions that microsupercapacitors can offer
• Compares microsupercapacitors with current technologies
• Reviews the applications of new strategies and the challenge of scaling down supercapacitors
• Covers the most relevant applications, including energy storage, energy harvesting, sensors and biomedical devices

Materials scientists and engineers working in academia and research and development