Issue 33, 2016

Fabrication of a polyaniline/MoS2 nanocomposite using self-stabilized dispersion polymerization for supercapacitors with high energy density

Abstract

In this report, a polyaniline/MoS2 nanocomposite has been firstly produced using a self-stabilized dispersion polymerization method. The synthesized polyaniline/MoS2 nanocomposite exhibited a remarkably high electrical conductivity of ca. 28.6 S cm−1, which is higher than other previously reported MoS2-based composites. Additionally, the PANI/MoS2 nanocomposite exhibited substantially improved capacitance (ca. 400 F g−1) compared to pristine MoS2 nanosheets (ca. 3 F g−1) and PANI (ca. 232 F g−1) and enhanced cycling stability (retention rate of 84%) in comparison with pure PANI (retention rate of 62%). Furthermore, the PANI/MoS2 nanocomposite demonstrated a higher energy density (4.7 W h kg−1 at 1000 W kg−1) than conventional electrochemical capacitors and other previously reported carbon and carbon/conducting polymer based electrochemical capacitors owing to its high utilizing of pseudocapacitance attributed to high electrical conductivity. What is more, the synthesized PANI/MoS2 nanocomposite demonstrated good rate capability and a good power characteristic as the supercapacitor electrode by keeping its high energy density (3.8 W h kg−1) at a high power density (2000 W kg−1) due to the existence of sufficient empty space between interconnected PANI nanofibers and high electrical conductivity of the PANI/MoS2 nanocomposite.

Graphical abstract: Fabrication of a polyaniline/MoS2 nanocomposite using self-stabilized dispersion polymerization for supercapacitors with high energy density

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 yan 2016
Accepted
08 mar 2016
First published
10 mar 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 27460-27465

Fabrication of a polyaniline/MoS2 nanocomposite using self-stabilized dispersion polymerization for supercapacitors with high energy density

M. Kim, Y. K. Kim, J. Kim, S. Cho, G. Lee and J. Jang, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 27460 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA00797J

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