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DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
ESTD Year: 2017 | Impact Factor (2026): 8.7
DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
Vol 10 No 5 (2026): Volume 10, Issue 5, May 2026 | Pages: 850-858
International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology
OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 31-05-2026
Excessive usage of non-renewable fossil fuel resources such as oil and coal has resulted in a significant issue in contemporary society's ability to grow sustainably. As a result, the most viable solutions for tackling the aforementioned difficulties are the creation and highly efficient usage of green and renewable resources. Because of its vast availability, sustainability, renewable nature, distinctive structure, and low cost, biomass has been used for many purposes, such as energy storage, solar cells, and water treatment. These biomass-based electrode materials are particularly ideal for fast ion transport during electrochemical charge-discharge applications due to their carbon element richness. In the realm of energy storage and conversion, the use of diverse biomass resources as carbon sources for the fabrication of self-doped porous carbon electrodes has recently become a hot issue. Because of their diverse uses in fixed energy storage systems, electric cars, and portable gadgets, supercapacitors are regarded as one of the possible alternatives among energy-storage systems. Supercapacitors offer three primary benefits over other energy storage devices such as batteries and traditional capacitors: a high specific power of roughly 10 kW kg-1, rapid charge/discharge cycles in seconds, and a long cycle life of > 105. In this study, we propose ways of improving the electrochemical performance of supercapacitors using carbon materials and nanostructured transition metal oxides or phosphides. The electrode materials have been designed, synthesized, and tested for performance. Furthermore, the morphology and structure of our materials were researched using XRD, SEM, TEM, XPS, BET, and other techniques, yielding positive results, and the electrochemical characteristics of our materials were evaluated as electrode materials for supercapacitors. The research aims at exploring the structure design, growth process, and performance enhancement of carbon materials-based composites as electrode materials, specifically giving a theoretical support and practical framework for the development of supercapacitor electrodes. In this research we will study a brief review and background study of recent literature and reports that investigate in detail the types, parameters, and applications of supercapacitors as well as the types of electrode materials used in supercapacitors, such as carbon materials derived from biomass, transition metal oxides, and conducting polymers.
supercapacitors; nanostructure; composite; electrochemical performance; energy storage.
Hamouda Adam Hamouda. (2026). A Review of Supercapacitor Design, Applications, and Electrode Material Parameters. International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, 10(5), 850-858. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2026.105117
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