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Synthesis And Fabrication Of Graphene/Conducting Polymer/Metal Oxide Nanocomposite Materials For Supercapacitor Applications, Mohamad Khawaja

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The rising energy consumption worldwide is leading to significant increases in energy production with fossil fuels being the major energy source. The negative environmental impact of fossil fuel use and its finite nature requires the use of alternative sources of energy. Solar energy is a clean alternative energy source; however, its intermittent nature is a major impediment that needs to be reduced or eliminated by the development of cost effective energy storage. Thermal storage in tanks filled typically with molten salt at elevated temperatures is widely used in concentrating solar power plants to generate electricity during periods of low daytime …