Review Article

Performance Enhancement of Carbon Nanomaterials for Supercapacitors

Table 5

Graphene as electrode for supercapacitor.

RefMaterial typeElectrolyteSpecific surface areaSpecific capacitanceEnergy and power density

[54] Graphene
PTFE binder
KOH (1 V)705 m2/g.135 F/g
TEABF4/PC (2.7 V)94 F/g
TEABF4/AN (2.5 V)99 F/g

[55] (EG) exfoliated graphene1 M H2SO4 (1 V)925 m2/g117 F/g
12.4 µF/cm2
PYR14TFSI (3.5 V)75 F/g 31.9 Wh/kg
Nanodiamond1 M H2SO4 (1 V)520 m2/g35 F/g
6.7 µF/cm2
PYR14TFSI (3.5 V)40 F/g 17.0 Wh/kg
Camphor graphene1 M H2SO4 (1 V)46 m2/g6 F/g

[6] Graphene sheet by laser irradiation. 1 M H3PO4 (1 V)1520 m2/g3.67 mF/cm2
96.5% after 10000 cycles.
EMIMBF4. (4 V)276 F/g
5.02 mF/cm2

[56] Graphene
Sphere
Activated.
[EMIM][TFSI]
3.5 V
3290 m2/g174 F/g
100 F/cm3
74 Wh/kg, 338 kW/kg
[BMIM][BF4]/AN167 F/g
5.6 Ω

[57] Pristine graphene Polymer-gel (PVA-H3PO4) electrolyte80 µF/cm2
Reduced multilayer graphene oxide247 F/g
394 µF/cm2

[58] Graphene
Water as spacer.
H2SO4 (1 V)215 F/g8 wh/kg
414 KW/kg
(EMIMBF4) (4 V)273 F/g150 Wh/kg and 776 kW/kg

[59]Graphene sheet thermally reduced in water + IL solution which become gel in the end.
Gel also works as spacer.
EMImBF4 (3 V)156 F/g17.5 Wh/kg

[60]Exfoliation of graphite in aqueous inorganic salt.11.3 mF/cm2