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SUMMARY:Energy storage: Understanding supercapacitors for improving them -
  Dr Céline Merlet\, Department of Chemistry\, University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20141106T131000Z
DTEND:20141106T140000Z
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CONTACT:Felice Torrisi
DESCRIPTION:Supercapacitors are energy storage systems\, complementary to 
 batteries\, already used in a number of applications such as regenerative 
 energy braking and start-stop systems. While supercapacitors are already f
 avored for applications requiring large power densities\, they still suffe
 r from low energy densities\, compared to batteries\, which limits their u
 se. Understanding the molecular processes at the origin of the observed pe
 rformances is essential in order to design optimised systems. In this talk
 \, I will show examples of how simulations can be used to get insight into
  the charging/discharging mechanisms of supercapacitors and to explain exp
 erimental observations\, sometimes surprising.
LOCATION:1 Newnham Terrace\, Darwin College
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