Issue 89, 2016

Fabrication of a flexible free-standing film electrode composed of polypyrrole coated cellulose nanofibers/multi-walled carbon nanotubes composite for supercapacitors

Abstract

Today, flexible energy storage systems have become attractive alternatives for applications in portable electronic devices. This account reports a simple and low-cost “dipping and polymerization” method for preparing flexible and free-standing supercapacitor film electrodes. The process consisted of depositing polypyrrole (PPy) coating on the surface and inside the network of an entangled cellulose nanofibers (CNFs)/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) film. The electrochemical performance of the resulting CNFs/MWCNTs/PPy hybrid electrode was evaluated and compared with that of CNFs/MWCNTs film electrodes. The CNFs/MWCNTs/PPy nanocomposite electrode exhibited a particular entangled 3D network structure with an elevated specific capacitance of 288 F g−1, obtained at a scan rate of 5 mV s−1. This value is higher than that of the CNFs/MWCNTs electrode, calculated to be 32.2 F g−1. Furthermore, the CNFs/MWCNTs/PPy electrode exhibited excellent redox reversibility and cycle stability. This novel procedure could provide an effective method for achieving flexible, free-standing, high-performance, low-cost, and environmentally friendly materials for use in supercapacitor electrodes.

Graphical abstract: Fabrication of a flexible free-standing film electrode composed of polypyrrole coated cellulose nanofibers/multi-walled carbon nanotubes composite for supercapacitors

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
02 Aug 2016
Accepted
04 Sep 2016
First published
05 Sep 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 86744-86751

Fabrication of a flexible free-standing film electrode composed of polypyrrole coated cellulose nanofibers/multi-walled carbon nanotubes composite for supercapacitors

N. Li, X. Li, C. Yang, F. Wang, J. Li, H. Wang, C. Chen, S. Liu, Y. Pan and D. Li, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 86744 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA19529F

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