Storing electricity as chemical energy: Beyond traditional electrochemistry and double-layer compression

Markus Antonietti; Xiaodong Chen; Runyu Yan; Martin Oschatz

doi:10.1039/c8ee01723a

Storing electricity as chemical energy: Beyond traditional electrochemistry and double-layer compression

Markus Antonietti, Xiaodong Chen, Runyu Yan, Martin Oschatz

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Extending the range of analysis of previous measurements on energy storage in ionic liquid (IL)-based supercapacitors with very well defined carbon materials indicates that there are two distinct processes at play: the one at lower voltages is (classically) related to the micropore inclusion of single ions, while a previously unknown high voltage transition can be ascribed to a change in the structure and coordination number of the ionic liquid. This opinion article discusses a proof of circumstantial evidence for this so far weakly understood and often overlooked mode of energy storage, which in principle could take supercapacitors to a new level of energy storage.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3069-3074
Number of pages	6
Journal	Energy and Environmental Science
Volume	11
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ee01723a
Publication status	Published - Nov 2018
Externally published	Yes

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