Advances in Supercapacitor and Supercapattery: An Innovation toward Energy Storage Devices

Advances in Supercapacitor and Supercapattery: Innovations in Energy Storage Devices provides a deep insight into energy storage systems and their applications. The first two chapters cover the detailed background, fundamental charge storage mechanism and the various types of supercapacitor. The third chapter give details about the hybrid device (Supercapattery) which comprises of battery and capacitive electrode. The main advantages of Supercapattery over batteries and supercapacitor are discussed in this chapter. The preceding three chapters cover the electrode materials used for supercapattery. The electrolyte is a major part that significantly contributes to the performance of the device. Therefore, different kinds of electrolytes and their suitability are discussed in chapter 6 and 7. The book concludes with a look at the potential applications of supercapattery, challenges and future prospective. This book is beneficial for research scientists, engineers and students who are interested in the latest developments and fundamentals of energy storage mechanism and clarifies the misleading concepts in this field.

• Presents the three classes of energy storage devices and clarifies the difference between between pseudocapacitor and battery grade material
• Covers the synthesis strategies to enhance the overall performance of the supercapacitor device (including power density)
• Explains the energy storage mechanism based on the fundamental concept of physics and electrochemistry

Prof. Mohammad Khalid is a Professor in Materials for Green Energy Technologies at the University of Glasgow. His research focuses on the synthesis of advanced nanomaterials for energy harvesting, storage, and conversion applications. He has an extensive publication record in peer-reviewed scientific journals, has edited several books, and holds multiple patents. He serves on the editorial boards of Scientific Reports (Springer) and ECS Sensor Plus (IOP Publishing). He has been consistently ranked among the top scientists globally since 2020. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Numan Arshid is an Associate Professor and Head of the Sunway Center for Electrochemical Energy and Sustainable Technology, Sunway University, Malaysia. He research interests lie in 2D heterostructure nanomaterials for supercapacitors and rechargeable batteries.

A Nirmala Grace is a Professor at the Centre for Nanotechnology Research, Vellore Institute of Technology, India.  Her research interests include energy materials, electrodes for supercapacitors, engineering of inter-layer spaces in 2D materials to improve ion accessibility, tuning the structure and porosity of electrode materials, transparent photovoltaics for device and surface integration, and flexible energy devices for conversion and storage.