<p>Most of the reported carbon-polyaniline (PANI) electrode composites are powders or require flexible substrates, which hinders their potential applications in the flexible wearable electronics. Moreover, PANI structure collapses and shed loss due to the lack of effective support and protection results in low capacity retention. In this study, superflexible, binder-free and substrate-free carbon nanotube-polyaniline nanofibers/MXene (CP<sub>nf</sub>M) buckypaper were prepared by ultrasonic dispersion self-assembly and directional pressure filtration. In the buckypaper, polyaniline nanofibers (PANI<sub>nf</sub>) were in situ growth on carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and the CNTs-PANI<sub>nf</sub> was inserted between the MXene nanosheets that were ultrasonically separated. Some MXene nanosheets were cut into fragments by ultrasonic waves and self-assembled into nanoflowers on the CNTs-PANI<sub>nf</sub>. The CP<sub>nf</sub>M electrode had an excellent capacitance of 479 F g<sup>−1</sup> at 1 A g<sup>−1</sup>. The superflexible solid-state supercapacitors (FSSCs) assembled with the electrode had a capacitance of 110 F g<sup>−1</sup> at 1 A g<sup>−1</sup>, a high energy density of 15.3 Wh Kg<sup>−1</sup> at a power density of 0.5&#xa0;kW Kg<sup>−1</sup>. The capacitance of the FSSC did not decrease but increased during the charge–discharge cycle, with a capacitance retention of 104% after 5000 cycles. Its capacitance retention was 90% after folding 200 times in half along the sharp crease. One-dimensional CNTs and two-dimensional MXene nanosheets collaboratively constructed the superflexible porous skeleton, alleviating the stress damage caused by volume changes of the PANI<sub>nf</sub> in the cycles. MXene nanosheets trapped the shed PANI nanoparticles. This work provides a way for potential application of high-performance energy storage devices in wearable electronics.</p>

错误:搜索内容不能为空,请输入英文关键词
错误:关键词超出字数限制,请精简
高级检索

Electrochemical properties of CNT-PANI nanofiber/MXene buckypaper superflexible electrodes and all-solid-state superflexible supercapacitors

  • Yanzhi Cai,
  • Shaoxiong Ren,
  • Laifei Cheng,
  • Siyu Guo,
  • Yibing Yuan,
  • Mingxing Chen,
  • Zixuan Yu,
  • Yalong Chai,
  • Xue Huang,
  • Yuan Zhou

摘要

Most of the reported carbon-polyaniline (PANI) electrode composites are powders or require flexible substrates, which hinders their potential applications in the flexible wearable electronics. Moreover, PANI structure collapses and shed loss due to the lack of effective support and protection results in low capacity retention. In this study, superflexible, binder-free and substrate-free carbon nanotube-polyaniline nanofibers/MXene (CPnfM) buckypaper were prepared by ultrasonic dispersion self-assembly and directional pressure filtration. In the buckypaper, polyaniline nanofibers (PANInf) were in situ growth on carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and the CNTs-PANInf was inserted between the MXene nanosheets that were ultrasonically separated. Some MXene nanosheets were cut into fragments by ultrasonic waves and self-assembled into nanoflowers on the CNTs-PANInf. The CPnfM electrode had an excellent capacitance of 479 F g−1 at 1 A g−1. The superflexible solid-state supercapacitors (FSSCs) assembled with the electrode had a capacitance of 110 F g−1 at 1 A g−1, a high energy density of 15.3 Wh Kg−1 at a power density of 0.5 kW Kg−1. The capacitance of the FSSC did not decrease but increased during the charge–discharge cycle, with a capacitance retention of 104% after 5000 cycles. Its capacitance retention was 90% after folding 200 times in half along the sharp crease. One-dimensional CNTs and two-dimensional MXene nanosheets collaboratively constructed the superflexible porous skeleton, alleviating the stress damage caused by volume changes of the PANInf in the cycles. MXene nanosheets trapped the shed PANI nanoparticles. This work provides a way for potential application of high-performance energy storage devices in wearable electronics.