Journal
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
Volume 416, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2021.127150
Keywords
Electrochemical exfoliation; Anodic exfoliation; Graphene sheets; Double-layer; Symmetric supercapacitors
Funding
- National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea - Ministry of Education, Science and Technology [2012M3A7B4049677]
- Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) [2018R1A2B2004432]
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This study demonstrates the prompt anodic electrochemical exfoliation of graphite into graphene sheets and evaluates the electrochemical performance of the synthesized graphene in KOH electrolyte. The symmetric supercapacitor based on the anodically exfoliated graphene shows promising double-layer capacitance and good energy density and power density, indicating its potential applications in energy storage devices.
In this work, we have demonstrated a prompt anodic electrochemical exfoliation of graphite into graphene sheets (GS) in aqueous media. For the synthesis of GS, a constant potential of +10 V has been applied between two identical graphite sheets in 0.1 M aqueous ammonium sulfate. The exfoliated GS were characterized via standard analytical tools such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and field emission scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectrum (FE-SEM with EDS). Further, the electrochemical performance of GS coated Ni foam (GS/Ni foam) was assessed by cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques in 2 M KOH. The quasi-rectangular shaped voltammograms and triangular shaped GCD curves in a three-electrode system was evidenced the double-layer capacitance of GS/Ni foam, which exhibited maximum specific capacitance of 84.82 and 40. 83 F/g at 2 mV/s, and 0.1 A/g of current density, respectively. Moreover, the symmetric two-electrode performance of GS/Ni foam was also examined, which showed good energy density (3.03 Wh/kg) and power density (562.5 W/kg). This study proves that the anodically exfoliated GS can act as a good symmetric supercapacitor in KOH.
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