najoNanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, MathematicsНаносистемы: физика, химия, математика2220-80542305-7971Университет ИТМО10.17586/2220-8054-2016-7-1-175-179najo-947Research ArticlePAPERS, PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCEPAPERS, PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCEAn improved adsorption method for the characterization of water-based supercapacitor electrodesAn improved adsorption method for the characterization of water-based supercapacitor electrodesMaltsevA. A.MaltsevA. A.

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alex.a.maltsev@gmail.comBibikovS. B.BibikovS. B.

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sbb.12@yandex.ruKalinichenkoV. N.KalinichenkoV. N.

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kalinval47@yandex.ruN.M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of RASN.M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of RASSemenov Institute of Chemical Physics of RASSemenov Institute of Chemical Physics of RAS20161408202571Special Issue: Proceedings of the 12th Biennial International Conference “Advanced Carbon Nanostructures” (ACNS’2015)175179Copyright © Maltsev A.A., Bibikov S.B., Kalinichenko V.N., 20252025Maltsev A.A., Bibikov S.B., Kalinichenko V.N.Maltsev A.A., Bibikov S.B., Kalinichenko V.N.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://nanojournal.ifmo.ru/jour/article/view/947

The specific surface area is a key characteristic of carbon materials used in supercapacitor electrodes. In this paper, the use of a methylene blue technique for specific surface area determination is presented. Values for the specific surface area, determined by a new method, provide better correlation with theoretical values for the specific electrical capacity of highly-porous carbon electrodes than the values measured by the common BET method. Additionally, the methylene blue adsorption method is thought to characterize carbon adsorption activity in relation to a supercapacitor electrolyte.

The specific surface area is a key characteristic of carbon materials used in supercapacitor electrodes. In this paper, the use of a methylene blue technique for specific surface area determination is presented. Values for the specific surface area, determined by a new method, provide better correlation with theoretical values for the specific electrical capacity of highly-porous carbon electrodes than the values measured by the common BET method. Additionally, the methylene blue adsorption method is thought to characterize carbon adsorption activity in relation to a supercapacitor electrolyte.

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