New Material Combines High Storage Capacity with Quick Energy Release and Unlimited Recharge

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory (photo) have helped to uncover the nanoscale structure of a novel form of carbon, contributing to an explanation of why this new material acts like a super-absorbent sponge when it comes to soaking up electric charge.

The material, which was recently created at The University of Texas – Austin, can be incorporated into “supercapacitor” energy-storage devices with remarkably high storage capacity while retaining other attractive attributes such as superfast energy release, quick recharge time, and a lifetime of at least 10,000 charge/discharge cycles.

Source: Solar Thermal Magazine