Issue 16, 2014

High-performance all-solid-state flexible micro-supercapacitor arrays with layer-by-layer assembled MWNT/MnOx nanocomposite electrodes

Abstract

In this study, we report on the fabrication of high performance planar-type flexible micro-supercapacitor (MSC) arrays using Au electrodes coated with a functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) film and a layer of MWNT-COOH/MnOx nanoparticle (NP) composite on top. The MWNT thin film was formed via layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly of MWNTs functionalized with amine groups and MWNTs with carboxylic acid groups in water. The hydrothermally synthesized composite of MWNT-COOH/MnOx NPs was coated on top of the MWNT film (LbL-MWNT). The addition of MWNT-COOH/MnOx NP composite as a top layer enhanced the performance of the MSCs dramatically, resulting in a volumetric capacitance of 50 F cm−3 at a scan rate of 10 mV s−1 and a coulombic efficiency of ∼100%. By contrast, a volumetric capacitance of 3.6 F cm−3 was obtained when using only the LbL-MWNT film. After repetitive operation up to ∼104 times, the capacitance remained at ∼88.3% of the original value. With a deliberate circuit design consisting of serially connected MSC arrays, various light-emitting diodes operating at different bias voltages could be lit. The MSC circuit fabricated on a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film showed stable electrochemical properties upon 1000 cycles of bending deformation.

Graphical abstract: High-performance all-solid-state flexible micro-supercapacitor arrays with layer-by-layer assembled MWNT/MnOx nanocomposite electrodes

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Apr 2014
Accepted
01 Jun 2014
First published
04 Jun 2014

Nanoscale, 2014,6, 9655-9664

High-performance all-solid-state flexible micro-supercapacitor arrays with layer-by-layer assembled MWNT/MnOx nanocomposite electrodes

G. Lee, D. Kim, J. Yun, Y. Ko, J. Cho and J. S. Ha, Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 9655 DOI: 10.1039/C4NR02035A

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