Facile synthesis of polyaniline nanotubes using reactive oxide templates for high energy density pseudocapacitors

Wei Chen, Rakhi Raghavan Baby, Husam N. Alshareef

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

181 Scopus citations

Abstract

A remarkable energy density of 84 W h kg(cell) -1 and a power density of 182 kW kg(cell) -1 have been achieved for full-cell pseudocapacitors using conducting polymer nanotubes (polyaniline) as electrode materials and ionic liquid as electrolytes. The polyaniline nanotubes were synthesized by a one-step in situ chemical polymerization process utilizing MnO2 nanotubes as sacrificial templates. The polyaniline-nanotube pseudocapacitors exhibit much better electrochemical performance than the polyaniline-nanofiber pseudocapacitors in both acidic aqueous and ionic liquid electrolytes. Importantly, the incorporation of ionic liquid with polyaniline-nanotubes has drastically improved the energy storage capacity of the PAni-nanotube pseudocapacitors by a factor of ∼5 times compared to that of the PAni-nanotube pseudocapacitors in the acidic aqueous electrolyte. Furthermore, even after 10000 cycles, the PAni-nanotube pseudocapacitors in the ionic liquid electrolyte maintain sufficient high energy density and can light LEDs for several minutes, with only 30 s quick charge. © 2013 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3315
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry A
Volume1
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • General Materials Science
  • General Chemistry

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Facile synthesis of polyaniline nanotubes using reactive oxide templates for high energy density pseudocapacitors'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this