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Review on supercapacitors: Technologies and materials

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In this article, the technologies and working principles of different materials used in supercapacitors are explained, together with brief explanations of their properties, such as specific surface area and capacitance values.
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In this review, the technologies and working principles of different materials used in supercapacitors are explained. The most important supercapacitor active materials are discussed from both research and application perspectives, together with brief explanations of their properties, such as specific surface area and capacitance values. A review of different supercapacitor electrolytes is given and their positive and negative features are discussed. Finally, cell configurations are considered, pointing out the advantages and drawbacks of each configuration.

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Ultracapacitors: Why, How, and Where is the Technology

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Recent advancements in supercapacitor technology

TL;DR: In this article, a review of recent advances in supercapacitor (SC) technology with respect to charge storage mechanisms, electrode materials, electrolytes (e.g., particularly paper/fiber-like 3D porous structures), and their practical applications is presented.
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Carbon-based composite materials for supercapacitor electrodes: a review

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the recent advances in the field of composite materials that include at least one carbon-based component for supercapacitor electrodes, focusing on cases in which a single material by itself suffers from a drawback that can be overcome by combining it with other components, enabling the fabrication of a composite material with enhanced performance.
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Review of supercapacitors: Materials and devices

TL;DR: In this paper, a concise description of technologies and working principles of different materials utilized for supercapacitors has been provided, where the main focus has been on materials like carbon-based nanomaterials, metal oxides, conducting polymers and their nanocomposites along with some novel materials like metal-organic frameworks, MXenes, metal nitrides, covalent organic frameworks and black phosphorus.
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Bio-Integrated Wearable Systems: A Comprehensive Review

TL;DR: This review summarizes the latest advances in this emerging field of "bio-integrated" technologies in a comprehensive manner that connects fundamental developments in chemistry, material science, and engineering with sensing technologies that have the potential for widespread deployment and societal benefit in human health care.
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