Issue 35, 2014

Free-standing three-dimensional graphene and polyaniline nanowire arrays hybrid foams for high-performance flexible and lightweight supercapacitors

Abstract

Free-standing three-dimensional hierarchical porous reduced graphene oxide foam (RGO-F) was first fabricated by a “dipping and dry” method using nickel foam as a template. Three-dimensional (3D) RGO-F with high conductivity provides large porosity compared to conventional graphene films. Polyaniline (PANI) nanowire arrays aligned on the foam (RGO-F/PANI) were synthesized by in situ polymerization. A symmetric supercapacitor with high energy and power densities was fabricated using a RGO-F/PANI electrode. The highly flexible RGO-F/PANI foam can directly serve as an electrode with no binders or conductive additives. Owing to the well-ordered porous structure and high electrochemical performance of the RGO-F/PANI composite, the symmetric device exhibits high specific capacitance (790 F g−1) and volumetric capacitance (205.4 F cm−3), and it shows a maximum energy density and power density of 17.6 W h kg−1 and 98 kW kg−1. Moreover, the device possesses an excellent cycle life with 80% capacitance retention after 5000 cycles.

Graphical abstract: Free-standing three-dimensional graphene and polyaniline nanowire arrays hybrid foams for high-performance flexible and lightweight supercapacitors

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 May 2014
Accepted
04 Jul 2014
First published
04 Jul 2014

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014,2, 14413-14420

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Free-standing three-dimensional graphene and polyaniline nanowire arrays hybrid foams for high-performance flexible and lightweight supercapacitors

P. Yu, X. Zhao, Z. Huang, Y. Li and Q. Zhang, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 14413 DOI: 10.1039/C4TA02721C

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