Dipping capacitors and batteries in nanotubes could improve capacity

Stanford researchers discovered that, by dipping electrodes for super capacitors in an answer of carbon nanotubes or a conductive polymer they can increase the charging capacity by as much as 45-percent. The team got to work with composite electrodes of graphene and manganese oxide, since manganese is reasonable and plentiful, but were hamstrung by its low conductivity. The skinny coating of more conductive material greatly boosted the capacitance of the electrodes, and thus their ability to carry a charge. Further tests are still required to seek out the true energy density of the dipped electrodes, but lead researchers Yi Cui and Zhenan Bao are already engaged on the way to apply the identical strategy to batteries.

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