ABSTRACT
The demand for, and consumption of, global energy is continually increasing across a world whose population will grow to nearly 9 billion people in the next couple of years. It is poised to continue its steady increase in the next several decades. The climate change and the decreasing availability of fossil fuels have hastened the development of satisfying sustainable and renewable energy technologies. Since electrical energy storage systems such as batteries and capacitors are considered as the most critical link between the ever-increasing renewable energy supply and demand, a lot of work has been done to improve their efficiency and performance. Further, the advancement of micro/nano-electro-mechanical devices for telecommunication and biomedical applications initiates the demand for reliable lightweight electrical energy storage systems with small form factors. To fulfill all these requirements, the development of new materials with an exceptional specific surface area and excellent electrochemical properties has become the focus of much research effort.
