Aqueous hybrid electrochemical capacitors with ultra-high energy density approaching for thousand-volts alternating current line filtering

Filtering capacitors with wide operating voltage range are essential for smoothing ripples in line-powered system, which are still unsatisfactory due to low energy density and limited working voltage scopes. Herein, we report an aqueous hybrid electrochemical capacitor with areal specific energy density of 1.29 mF V-2 cm(-2) at 120 Hz, greater than common aqueous ones. Interestingly, it can be easily integrated at scale to show excellent flexibility, controllable and stable filtering performance, in which an integrated device (e.g., seven units in series) exhibits fluctuation of 96 mV, 10 times smaller than an aluminum electrolytic capacitor with similar capacitance. A record-high 1,000 V can also be achieved after integrating 670 units, exceeding those reported so far, and about 1.5 times of commercial bulk aluminum electrolytic capacitors (-700 V). This work opens up a new insight for promising applications in multiple electricity transmission systems that requiring high smoothness under harsh voltage.

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In this study, a new aqueous hybrid electrochemical capacitor with high energy density and wide operating voltage range was developed. The capacitor can be easily integrated at scale, demonstrating excellent flexibility and stable filtering performance.