High Energy Density Supercapacitors: Acquisition, Characterization, and Application

Dear Colleagues,

The aim of this Special Issue is to publish high-quality research papers addressing the current and future advances in the development, characterization and application of supercapacitors.

In the last two decades, the market for electronic and electric mobile vehicles and portable electronic devices has constantly developed. The requirement for cost-effective and highly efficient energy storage devices has stimulated research into high-density electrochemical energy storage technologies that can deliver large amounts of power for long periods of time.

Supercapacitors are materials that exhibit high power densities but low energy densities; thus, to further improve the energy densities of supercapacitors, it is important to design and synthesize new electrode materials. Also, regarding ideal energy storage systems, in addition to energy/power characteristics, long-term stability is crucial for their specific application.

In particular, topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to:

• Methodologies for improving the energy density of supercapacitors, such as: doping the active electrode with pseudocapacitive materials, transition metal oxides/rare earths or doping with electronically conducting polymers; the manufacture of three-dimensional (3-D) structures; the use of active carbon electrodes with a large surface; modification of the functional groups on the surface of electrodes, etc.
• Obtaining, characterizing supercapacitors and applying their special properties by integrating them into wearable or implantable biomedical devices, rechargeable sensors, military applications, automobiles, emerging technologies, etc.

Dr. Carmen Lǎzǎu
Dr. Cornelia Bandas
Guest Editors

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• supercapacitors
• electrode
• pseudocapacitive materials
• carbon electrode
• rechargeable sensors