Table 1 Comparisons of the specific capacitance with the various carbon materials/ZnO composites.

From: Preparation and electrochemical performances of carbon sphere@ZnO core-shell nanocomposites for supercapacitor applications

Materials

Test system

Specific capacitance

Scan rate or current density

Electrolyte

Ref.

Graphene-ZnO nanocomposite

three-electrode mode

146 F g–1

2 mV s–1

1 M KCl

19

Activated carbon/ZnO composites

two-electrode mode

117.4 F g–1

0.5 A g–1

6 M KOH

18

ZnO/carbon aerogel composites

three-electrode mode

500 F g–1

100 mA cm–1

6 M KOH

17

Graphene-ZnO composite film

three-electrode mode

11.3 F g–1

100 mV s–1

1 M KCl

28

Carbon nanotube-ZnO nanocomposite

two-electrode mode

323.9 F g–1

50 mV s–1

1 M KCl

16

3D ZnO/rGO/ZnO sandwich-structured

three-electrode mode

275 F g–1

5 mV s–1

1 M Na2SO4

31

ZnO/reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanocomposite films

three-electrode mode

95 F g–1

10 mV s1

1 M Na2SO4

29

3D graphene ZnO nanorods composite networks

three-electrode mode

554.23 F g–1

5 mV s–1

1 M KOH

14

Carbon nanotube (CNT) and zinc oxide composite

three-electrode mode

126.3 F g–1

No giving

Gel polymer

32

Zinc oxide/activated carbon nanofiber composites

three-electrode mode

178.2 F g–1

No giving

6 M KOH

25

CS@ZnO core-shell nanocomposites

three-electrode mode

630 F g–1

2 A g–1

6 M KOH

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