Supercapacitors

Prashant N. Kumta is full professor at at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering of Carnegie Mellon University, USA, since 1999. His research interests focus on the synthesis, structure and properties of nanostructured materials for electrochemical, electronic, bone tissue engineering, biomineralization, and non-viral gene delivery applications. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay in 1984 and went on to obtain his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Arizona in Tucson in 1987 and 1990. He subsequently joined CMU as Assistant Professor. He is the recipient of the NSF Research Initiation Award (RIA) and has edited or co-edited 8 books, given more than 60 invited presentations and is the author and co-author of more than 150 refereed publications. He is currently the Editor of Materials Science and Engineering B, and internationally known for his accomplishments in the areas of energy storage materials and nanostructured biomaterials.

I. Fundamentals of Supercapacitors Principles and Theory of Capacitors Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors Pseudocapacitance and Supercapacitors Engineering, Design and Applications of Supercapacitors II. Supercapacitor Oxide Systems Supercapacitors Based on Hydrous Ruthenium Oxide Transition Metal Oxide-based Capacitors Thin Film Systems III. Supercapacitor Non-Oxide Systems Transition Metal Non-oxide-based Supercapacitors Carbon Aerogel and Nanoparticulate-based Supercapacitors Carbon Nanotube-based Supercapacitors IV. Supercapacitor Electrolyte Systems Aqueous Electrolyte Systems for Supercapacitors Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Systems for Supercapacitors