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Pigment-cellulose nanofibril composite and its application as a separator-substrate in printed supercapacitors

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Pigment-cellulose nanofibril (PCN) composites were manufactured in a pilot line and used as a separator-substrate in printed graphene and carbon nanotube supercapacitors. The composites consisted typically of 80% pigment and 20% cellulose nanofibrils (CNF). This composition makes them a cost-effective alternative as a substrate for printed electronics at high temperatures that only very special plastic films can nowadays stand. The properties of these substrates can be varied within a relatively large range by the selection of raw materials and their relative proportions. A semi-industrial scale pilot line was successfully used to produce smooth, flexible, and nanoporous composites, and their performance was tested in a double functional separator-substrate element in supercapacitors. The nanostructural carbon films printed on the composite worked simultaneously as high surface area active electrodes and current collectors. Low-cost supercapacitors made from environmentally friendly materials have significant potential for use in flexible, wearable, and disposable low-end products.

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  1. VTT Technical Research Center of Finland Ltd, P.O. Box 1603, FI-40101, Jyväskylä, Finland

    Katariina Torvinen & Janne T. Keränen

  2. Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 692, FI-33101, Tampere, Finland

    Suvi Lehtimäki, Donald Lupo & Sampo Tuukkanen

  3. VTT Technical Research Center of Finland Ltd, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044, VTT, Finland

    Jenni Sievänen, Jari Vartiainen & Erkki Hellén

  4. Department of Automation Science and Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 692, FI-33101, Tampere, Finland

    Sampo Tuukkanen

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Torvinen, K., Lehtimäki, S., Keränen, J.T. et al. Pigment-cellulose nanofibril composite and its application as a separator-substrate in printed supercapacitors. Electron. Mater. Lett. 11, 1040–1047 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13391-015-5195-6

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