Separators for Supercapacitors
A. Amin Izazi, Chin-Wei Lai, Joon-Ching Juan, Siew-Moi Phang, Guan-Tin Pan, Thomas C-K. Yang
Separators being one of the important components in a supercapacitor are gaining interest and demand for the development of efficient, reliable, flexible and environmentally friendly supercapacitors. Many studies search of suitable materials for a separator that possess high porosity, high electrolyte wettability, high ionic conductivity, high mechanical stability and a lower price. This chapter addresses recent advances and summarizes the main characteristics of separators as used in emerging supercapacitors. Highlighted are the challenges related with the current state-of-the-art materials and methods that should be considered for future supercapacitor development with emphasize on the separator.
Keywords
Supercapacitor, Separator, Membrane, Electrode Contact, Wettability
Published online 11/5/2019, 26 pages
Citation: A. Amin Izazi, Chin-Wei Lai, Joon-Ching Juan, Siew-Moi Phang, Guan-Tin Pan, Thomas C-K. Yang, Separators for Supercapacitors, Materials Research Foundations, Vol. 61, pp 95-120, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644900499-5
Part of the book on Supercapacitor Technology
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