Vapor deposition polymerization of aniline on 3D hierarchical porous carbon with enhanced cycling stability as supercapacitor electrode

Yufeng Zhao*, Zhi Zhang, Yuqin Ren, Wei Ran, Xinqi Chen, Jinsong Wu, Faming Gao

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Abstract

Abstract In this work, a polyaniline coated hierarchical porous carbon (HPC) composite (PANI@HPC) is developed using a vapor deposition polymerization technique. The as synthesized composite is applied as the supercapacitor electrode material, and presents a high specific capacitance of 531 F g-1 at current density of 0.5 A g-1 and superior cycling stability of 96.1% (after 10,000 charge-discharge cycles at current density of 10 A g-1). This can be attributed to the maximized synergistic effect of PANI and HPC. Furthermore, an aqueous symmetric supercapacitor device based on PANI@HPC is fabricated, demonstrating a high specific energy of 17.3 Wh kg-1.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number20930
Pages (from-to)1-9
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Power Sources
Volume286
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 15 2015

Keywords

  • Composite
  • Electrochemical performance
  • Hierarchical porous
  • Supercapacitor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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