Studying the effectiveness of MnO2 in super capacitor applications in an electrochemical cell with varying amounts of carbon nanotubes introduced during the synthesis procedure

For many years now, investigations in the field of condensed matter physics have often been targeted towards energy storage technologies, such as batteries and in the case of this work, super capacitors. In this line of inquiry there has been a distinct interest in finding affordable materials for use in energy storage devices. Materials like Manganese, which fit the bill for affordability and availability is the focus of our study in the form of MnO2. The focus of this work is to study the behavior that additives, such as carbon nanotubes, can have on the specific capacitance of MnO2 when used as an electrode in an electrochemical cell and mark the improvements to specific capacitance gained by the introduction of varying concentrations of carbon nanotubes into the synthesis procedure