期刊
CARBON
卷 184, 期 -, 页码 504-513出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2021.08.051
关键词
CNT; MnO2; Flexible; Structural; Supercapacitors
资金
- Australian Research Council through an Industry Transformation Research Hub for Integrated Energy Storage Solutions [IH180100020]
The study synthesized nanocomposite electrodes with high capacitance and mechanical properties by loading MnO2 on carbon nanotube (CNT) mats. Flexible and mechanically strong structural supercapacitors were fabricated using these electrodes, demonstrating excellent energy storage capability and structural stiffness and strength.
Supercapacitors possessing multiple functions other than storing energy, such as bearing mechanical loads, are a promising technology for a wide range of applications. However, achieving both energy storage efficiency and mechanical strength/stiffness requires structurally strong electrolytes and high-capacitance electrodes. Herein, we report a novel method of synthesizing a high-mass loading of MnO2 on carbon nanotube (CNT) mats to create nanocomposite electrodes of high capacitance and mechanical properties. With CNTs acting as structural reinforcement for the pseudocapacitive MnO2 matrix, the resulting nanocomposite electrodes exhibited an ultrahigh areal capacitance of 2579 mF/cm(2) at a current density of 1 mA/cm(2) and excellent mechanical properties. These electrodes were then used to fabricate flexible and mechanically strong structural supercapacitors by infusing with a PVA gel electrolyte and a PEGDGE solid electrolyte, respectively. The resulting flexible supercapacitors yielded a high areal capacitance of 947 mF/cm(2) while the structural supercapacitors gave a high tensile modulus of 6.1 GPa. These results demonstrated that the hierarchical MnO2/CNT electrodes could provide both excellent energy storage capability and structural stiffness and strength, expanding their applications beyond mono-functional supercapacitors. (C) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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