Electrochemical Supercapacitors : Scientific Fundamentals and Technological Applications / by B. E. Conway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conway, B. E., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electrochemistry.

Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.

Analytical chemistry.

Electrical engineering.

Materials--Analysis.

Materials.

Physical Chemistry.

Analytical Chemistry.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Characterization and Analytical Technique.

Local Subjects:

Electrochemistry.

Physical Chemistry.

Analytical Chemistry.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Characterization and Analytical Technique.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXX, 698 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 1999.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first model for the distribution of ions near the surface of a metal electrode was devised by Helmholtz in 1874. He envisaged two parallel sheets of charges of opposite sign located one on the metal surface and the other on the solution side, a few nanometers away, exactly as in the case of a parallel plate capacitor. The rigidity of such a model was allowed for by Gouy and Chapman inde­ pendently, by considering that ions in solution are subject to thermal motion so that their distribution from the metal surface turns out diffuse. Stern recognized that ions in solution do not behave as point charges as in the Gouy-Chapman treatment, and let the center of the ion charges reside at some distance from the metal surface while the distribution was still governed by the Gouy-Chapman view. Finally, in 1947, D. C. Grahame transferred the knowledge of the struc­ ture of electrolyte solutions into the model of a metal/solution interface, by en­ visaging different planes of closest approach to the electrode surface depending on whether an ion is solvated or interacts directly with the solid wall. Thus, the Gouy-Chapman-Stern-Grahame model of the so-called electrical double layer was born, a model that is still qualitatively accepted, although theoreti­ cians have introduced a number of new parameters of which people were not aware 50 years ago.

Contents:

1 Introduction and Historical Perspective

2 Similarities and Differences between Supercapacitors and Batteries for Storing Electrical Energy

3 Energetics and Elements of the Kinetics of Electrode Processes

4 Elements of Electrostatics Involved in Treatment of Double Layers and Ions at Capacitor Electrode Interphases

5 Behavior of Dielectrics in Capacitors and Theories of Dielectric Polarization

6 The Double Layer at Capacitor Electrode Interfaces: Its Structure and Capacitance

7 Theoretical Treatment and Modeling of the Double Layer at Electrode Interfaces

8 Behavior of the Double Layer in Nonaqueous Electrolytes and Nonaqueous Electrolyte Capacitors

9 The Double Layer and Surface Functionalities at Carbon

10 Electrochemical Capacitors Based on Pseudocapacitance

11 The Electrochemical Behavior of Ruthenium Oxide (RuO2) as a Material for Electrochemical Capacitors

12 Capacitance Behavior of Films of Conducting, Electrochemically Reactive Polymers

13 The Electrolyte Factor in Supercapacitor Design and Performance: Conductivity, Ion Pairing and Solvation

14 Electrochemical Behavior at Porous Electrodes; Applications to Capacitors

15 Energy Density and Power Density of Electrical Energy Storage Devices

16 AC Impedance Behavior of Electrochemical Capacitors and Other Electrochemical Systems

17 Treatments of Impedance Behavior of Various Circuits and Modeling of Double-Layer Capacitor Frequency Response

18 Self-Discharge of Electrochemical Capacitors in Relation to that at Batteries

19 Practical Aspects of Preparation and Evaluation of Electrochemical Capacitors

20 Technology Development

21 Patent Survey.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index

ISBN:

1-4757-3058-6