Improved electro-grafting of nitropyrene onto onion-like carbon via in situ electrochemical reduction and polymerization: Tailoring redox energy density of the supercapacitor positive electrode

Bihag Anothumakkool, Yuman Sayed-Ahmad-Baraza, Chris Ewels +5

Herein, we report a improved method for the physical grafting of 1-nitropyrene (Pyr-NO2) onto highly graphitized carbon onion. This is achieved through a lowering of the onset pote…