Enhanced electrochemical performance of hierarchical porous carbon/polyaniline composite for supercapacitor applications
Open Access
- 1 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Nano Express
- Vol. 2 (1), 010013
- https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-959x/abdd88
Abstract
In this work, activated carbon/polyaniline (AC/PANi) composites were synthesized by low temperature in situ polymerization and their electrochemical performance was investigated. Microstructure and morphology examination of the samples confirmed a uniform coating of polyaniline on AC surfaces without any change in the structure. The electrochemical studies of the samples confirmed the improvement in the electrochemical performance of AC/PANi composites. Despite a decrease in the specific surface area a substantial increase in electrochemical performance is recorded for the AC/PANi composites due to the synergistic effect between the pseudocapacitance and double layer capacitance. The highest specific capacitance of 1021 F g−1 was calculated for the APA-29.4 composite in neutral aqueous electrolyte (1 M Na2SO4) which is many times greater than the specific capacitance values for AC (253 F g−1) and PANi (389 F g−1). The enhancement in the electrochemical performance of AC after polymerization with PANi in composites favours its use as a favourable electrode material for the energy storage devices.Keywords
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