Enhanced supercapacitor performance using molecular self-assembling polyaniline onto carbon nanoparticles

Autor: Tzong-Liu Wang, Mei-Hwa Lee, Po-Hsin Wang, Hung-Yin Lin, Chien-Hsin Yang, Wen-Churng Lin
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 810:145-153
ISSN: 1572-6657
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.12.067
Popis: This work studied the effect of self-doped polyaniline (SPANI)-assembled carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) on a supercapacitor. SPANI was in situ polymerised and assembled on CBs by mixing the monomers o-aminobenzenesulphonic acid (SAN) and aniline (AN) with an initiator and CNPs. SAN acted as a self-doped monomer and a surfactant. SPANI-modified CNPs used as an electrode material would improve the performance of CB-based supercapacitor. Variation of the molar ratio of AN/SAN altered the performance of the SPANI–CNP-based supercapacitor. Cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge–discharge, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were employed to investigate the properties of the supercapacitors. The SPANI–CNP-based supercapacitor attained optimal performance at an AN/SAN ratio of 1.0, exhibiting a specific capacitance of 342 Fg− 1 at a charging current density of 0.5 Ag− 1 in a symmetric cell.
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