Investigation of Protonic Electrochemical Capacitors

Research Project Outline

The development of secure, low-cost energy storage devices with energy densities comparable to that of lithium-ion battery is very important to expand green technological options for suppressing CO₂ emission. We investigate protonic electrochemical capacitors employing monoatomic layered electrodes to achieve markedly large capacities in aqueous electrochemical cell systems. A new mechanism of huge energy storage in these high-surface-area, monoatomic layered electrodes will be elucidated to develop science and technologies for advanced energy storage devices.