Abstract
In this study, the polypyrrole–titania nanotube hybrid has been synthesized for an electrochemical supercapacitor application. The highly ordered and independent titania nanotube array is fabricated by an electro-oxidation of titanium sheet through an electrochemical anodization process in an aqueous solution containing ammonium fluoride, phosphoric acid and ethylene glycol. The polypyrrole–titania nanotube hybrid is then prepared by electrodepositing the conducting polypyrrole into well-aligned titania nanotubes through a normal pulse voltammetry deposition process in an organic acetonitrile solution containing pyrrole monomer and lithium perchlorate. The morphology and microstructure of polypyrrole–titania nanotube hybrid are characterized by scanning electron microscopy, infrared spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. The electrochemical capacitance performance is determined by cyclic voltammetry and charge/discharge measurement. It indicates that the polypyrrole film can been uniformly deposited on both surfaces of titania nanotube walls, demonstrating a heterogeneous coaxial nanotube structure. The specific capacitance of polypyrrole–titania nanotube hybrid is determined to be 179 F g−1 based on the polypyrrole mass. The specific energy and specific power are 7.8 Wh kg−1 and 2.8 kW kg−1 at a constant charge/discharge current of 1.85 mA cm−2, respectively. The retained specific capacitance still keeps 85% of the initial capacity even after 200 cycle numbers. This result demonstrates the satisfying stability and durability of PPy–TiO2 nanotube hybrid electrode in a cyclic charge/discharge process. Such a composite electrode material with highly ordered and coaxial nanotube hybrid structure can contribute high energy storage for supercapacitor applications.
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The work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 20871029), Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (no. 200802861071), Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of the State Ministry of Education (no. NCET-08-0119), Science and Technology Program of Suzhou City (no. SYG201017) and the Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Southeast University.
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Xie, Y., Du, H. Electrochemical capacitance performance of polypyrrole–titania nanotube hybrid. J Solid State Electrochem 16, 2683–2689 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-012-1696-5
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