Towards a Further Generation of High‐Energy Carbon‐Based Capacitors by Using Redox‐Active Electrolytes

Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 50, Issue 7 p. 1699-1701 Communication Towards a Further Generation of High-Energy Carbon-Based Capacitors by Using Redox-Active Electrolytes† Silvia Roldán, Silvia Roldán Chemistry of Materials Department, Instituto Nacional del Carbón, CSIC, Apdo. 73, 33080-Oviedo (Spain), Fax: (+34) 985-297-662Search for more papers by this authorDr. Clara Blanco, Dr. Clara Blanco Chemistry of Materials Department, Instituto Nacional del Carbón, CSIC, Apdo. 73, 33080-Oviedo (Spain), Fax: (+34) 985-297-662Search for more papers by this authorDr. Marcos Granda, Dr. Marcos Granda Chemistry of Materials Department, Instituto Nacional del Carbón, CSIC, Apdo. 73, 33080-Oviedo (Spain), Fax: (+34) 985-297-662Search for more papers by this authorProf. Rosa Menéndez, Prof. Rosa Menéndez Chemistry of Materials Department, Instituto Nacional del Carbón, CSIC, Apdo. 73, 33080-Oviedo (Spain), Fax: (+34) 985-297-662Search for more papers by this authorDr. Ricardo Santamaría, Corresponding Author Dr. Ricardo Santamaría [email protected] Chemistry of Materials Department, Instituto Nacional del Carbón, CSIC, Apdo. 73, 33080-Oviedo (Spain), Fax: (+34) 985-297-662Chemistry of Materials Department, Instituto Nacional del Carbón, CSIC, Apdo. 73, 33080-Oviedo (Spain), Fax: (+34) 985-297-662Search for more papers by this author Silvia Roldán, Silvia Roldán Chemistry of Materials Department, Instituto Nacional del Carbón, CSIC, Apdo. 73, 33080-Oviedo (Spain), Fax: (+34) 985-297-662Search for more papers by this authorDr. Clara Blanco, Dr. Clara Blanco Chemistry of Materials Department, Instituto Nacional del Carbón, CSIC, Apdo. 73, 33080-Oviedo (Spain), Fax: (+34) 985-297-662Search for more papers by this authorDr. Marcos Granda, Dr. Marcos Granda Chemistry of Materials Department, Instituto Nacional del Carbón, CSIC, Apdo. 73, 33080-Oviedo (Spain), Fax: (+34) 985-297-662Search for more papers by this authorProf. Rosa Menéndez, Prof. Rosa Menéndez Chemistry of Materials Department, Instituto Nacional del Carbón, CSIC, Apdo. 73, 33080-Oviedo (Spain), Fax: (+34) 985-297-662Search for more papers by this authorDr. Ricardo Santamaría, Corresponding Author Dr. Ricardo Santamaría [email protected] Chemistry of Materials Department, Instituto Nacional del Carbón, CSIC, Apdo. 73, 33080-Oviedo (Spain), Fax: (+34) 985-297-662Chemistry of Materials Department, Instituto Nacional del Carbón, CSIC, Apdo. 73, 33080-Oviedo (Spain), Fax: (+34) 985-297-662Search for more papers by this author First published: 07 January 2011 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201006811Citations: 383 † This work was supported by MICINN (Project MAT2007-61467). S.R. thanks MICINN for an FPI doctoral grant. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract An active contribution: The specific capacitance of carbon-based supercapacitors can be significantly improved by the addition of an electrochemically active compound (hydroquinone) to the supporting electrolyte. 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