Review on Activated Carbon for Supercapacitors

Authors

  • Rajesh Shrestha

    Tri Chandra Multiple Campus, Ghantaghar, Kathmandu, 44605, Nepal
  • Narendra Phulara

    Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, 46000, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/ssid.v5i2.6171
Received: 21 December 2023 | Revised: 14 January 2024 | Accepted: 15 January 2024 | Published Online: 26 January 2024

Abstract

Carbon is a lavish element that has a large number of composite elements. Activated carbon is the main source for storing the charge in the Supercapacitor. The management of waste is a big issue in Kathmandu Valley, and by converting the waste into activated carbon the waste management is somehow solved. The wet blue leather waste is found to be more reliable for making supercapacitors than the other waste material. The lowest value of capacitance is found in the eggshell material.

Keywords:

Carbon; Capacitance; Composite element; Supercapacitor; Waste

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Shrestha, R., & Phulara, N. (2023). Review on Activated Carbon for Supercapacitors. Semiconductor Science and Information Devices, 5(2), 11–18. https://doi.org/10.30564/ssid.v5i2.6171

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Vol. 5 , Iss. 2 (October 2023)

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