Journal
CARBON
Volume 95, Issue -, Pages 323-329Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.08.052
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- NSFC [21063013, 21363023, U1403293]
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Porous carbon-based hybrids consisting of nanoscale building units are highlighted as supercapacitive materials for outstanding rate capability and cyclability. Herein reported are new hierarchically porous coreeshell hybrids of polyaniline@multi-walled carbon nanotube (PANI@MWCNT) with ultrafine nanofiber-assembled network shell for supercapacitors via a facile reverse microemulsion polymerization route. Among various as-prepared samples, PANI@MWCNT2 hybrids (72 wt.% PANI loading) show the maximum specific capacitance of 663 F g(-1) at 0.5 A g(-1) with good capacitance retention of about 87% at 2 A g(-1) in contrast to pure PANI (526 F g(-1) with 76% retention) and other hybrids (613 and 538 F g(-1) for the hybrids with 84 wt.% and 48% wt.% PANI, respectively). Moreover, 82% of initial capacitance still remains over 1000 cycles at 5 A g(-1) for PANI@MWCNT2. The data clearly reveal a dramatic improvement of the hybrids in performance containing capacitance and rate capability meanwhile lifetime, thanks to unique structure features with highly surface-porous PANI nanofiber networks intimately wrapped around conductive MWCNTs helping to greatly promote faradic redox process and cycling behavior. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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