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D Diselenides, 347
Debye–H€ uckel approximation, 143–144 Dispersion method, 510–514
Degradable polymers, 18 Donnan membrane principle, 495–496
Dendrites, 244 Double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs),
Dibasic acid, 5 642–643
Dielectric-barrier discharge (DBD) treatment, Drop casting method, 209
44–45 Drug delivery system, 423
Dielectric breakdown phenomena, 141–142 Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), 512–513
Dielectric breakdown strength (DBS), 133 energy harvesting mechanism, 363–364,
Dielectric loss, 137 363f
Dielectric polymer nanocomposite J–V graph, 377f
anchoring groups, 161, 162f polymeric structures
biopolymer cellulose, 159 counter electrodes, 368–369
breakdown behavior, 141–142 electrolytes, 384–388
Bruggeman self-consistent effective photoelectrodes, 366–372
medium pproximation, 147 substrates, 364–366
challenges, 167–168 preparation procedure, 371f
conducting fillers, 154–158, 156f schematic representation, 362–363, 362f
core shell, 162–166, 165–166f
filler and polymer, 135–137, 136t E
grafting techniques, 160–161, 161f Electrically assisted solution-blown
Lewis’s model, 143–144, 143f nanofibers, 564
Lichtenker’s formula, 146 Electric conducting polymers, 294
losses, types of, 140–141, 140f Electric conductivity, 15
Maxwell-Garnett equation, 147 Electric double layer supercapacitor, 320
MoS 2 nanosheet superstructures, 159–160 Electric energy storage system (ESS),
non-conducting fillers, 151–154 239–240
percolation theory, 148–149 Electrochemical charge/discharge processes,
polarization phenomena, 137–139, 139f 284f
polyvinyl alcohol, 160 Electrochemical deposited (ECD) Pt-NPs,
polyvinylidene flouride, 149–151 373, 374f
Tanaka’s model, 144–146, 145f Electrochemical double-layer capacitance
titania-based, 158–159 (EDLC), 185–186, 188–189, 188f
Dielectrics, 131–132, 132f activated carbon, 256–259
and energy storage capability, 132–133 carbon nanomaterials, 256–259, 259f
polarization mode, 131–132, 132f working principle, 256–259, 258f
Differential pulse stripping voltammetry Electrochemical double-layer energy storage
(DPSV), 117 mechanism, 320f
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Electrochemical energy storage systems
78–79 (EESSs), 239–240, 333
Differential thermal analysis (DTA), 78–79 Electrochemical sensing area, 115–116
Diffuse electric double layer, 143–144, 143f Electrochemical sensors, 210
Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA), 7, Electrochemical synthesis, 469f
7f Electrochemical water treatments, 578–580
Dipolar polarization, 138–139 Electrodes
Dipping-Pt electrode, 375f composite, 292–299
Directformicacidfuelcell(DFAFCs),266–267 radical polymer-based organic, 283
Direct incorporation technique, 80 role in supercapacitor, 321–324