From: Michael M. Butler (butler@comp-lib.org)
Date: Wed Apr 03 2002 - 23:16:36 MST
A search of the archives would also have turned up references to PowerStor,
which is why I didn't previously reply to the recent query threaded to my
first post on the matter some months ago. Thanks for going to the trouble,
Ken.
Ken Clements wrote:
>
> "Dickey, Michael F" wrote:
>
> >
> > You should be able to get two paper sheets and roll them into a cylinder
> > with a dialectric sandwiched between them and make a good ultra cap.
> >
>
> It is not that simple. The dielectric has to have the same surface area on each side as the electrodes. For aerogel capacitors a liquid electrolyte is used to get into the tiny spaces as part of a system that forms the dielectric. See:
>
> http://www.huret.com/PBD-2001/PowerStor-2001.pdf
>
> -Ken
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