Nippon Chemi-Con will begin shipping samples of its nano-hybrid capacitor in April next year with its intention to begin volume production as early as spring 2012 after seeing how the market responds, according to Tech-On.
The company has been developing the nano-hybrid capacitor in conjunction with a professor at the graduate school of the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Katsuhiko Naoi.
Its energy density level is said to be "several times" higher than a normal electric double layer capacitor (EDLC), due to the negative electrode being made of carbon nanofibres together with nanocrystalline lithium titanate.
According to Tech-On, other manufacturers have started production on lithium-ion capacitors which can also produce an energy density level five times higher than its conventional predecessor, although it does have disadvantages such as the mass-production expenses, as it contains copper.
However, despite nano-hybrid technology also costing more than EDLCs, the company maintains that its energy density brings value for money.
