Polyaniline- and poly(ethylenedioxythiophene)-cellulose nanocomposite electrodes for supercapacitors

Liew, Soon Yee, Thielemans, Wim and Walsh, Darren A. (2014) Polyaniline- and poly(ethylenedioxythiophene)-cellulose nanocomposite electrodes for supercapacitors. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 18 (12). pp. 3307-3315. ISSN 1432-8488

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Abstract

The formation and characterisation of films of polyaniline (PANI) and poly(ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) containing cellulose nanocrystals (CNXLs) from cotton are described. PANI/CNXL films were electrodeposited from a solution containing CNXLs, HCl and aniline, while PEDOT/CNXL films were electrodeposited from a solution containing CNXLs, lithium perchlorate and ethylenedioxythiophene. In each case, incorporation of CNXLs into the electrodepositing polymer film led to the formation of a porous polymer/CNXL nanocomposite structure. The films were characterised using scanning electron microscopy, cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and galvanostatic charge-discharge analysis. The specific capacitances of the nanocomposite materials were higher than those of the CNXL-free counterparts (488 F/g for PANI/CNXL; 358 F/g for PANI; 69 F/g for PEDOT/CNXL; 58 F/g for PEDOT). The durability of the PANI/CNXL film under potential cycling was slightly better than that of the CNXL-free PANI, while the PEDOT film was slightly more durable than the PEDOT/CNXL film. Using electrodeposition, it was possible to form thick PANI/CNXL films, with total electrode capacitances of 2.07 F farads per squared cm (and corresponding specific capacitances of 440 F/g), demonstrating that this particular nanocomposite may be promising for the construction of high performance supercapacitors.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/739840
Additional Information: The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10008-014-2669-7
Keywords: Supercapacitor; Conducting polymer; Capacitance; Electrochemical impedance; Spectroscopy; Cyclic voltammetry; Porous materials
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-014-2669-7
Depositing User: Walsh, Darren
Date Deposited: 22 Sep 2015 13:03
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 16:57
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/30164

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