Printable carbon-based supercapacitors reinforced with cellulose and conductive polymersShow others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: Journal of Energy Storage, ISSN 2352-152X, E-ISSN 2352-1538, Vol. 50, article id 104224Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Sustainable electrical energy storage is one of the most important scientific endeavors of this century. Battery and supercapacitor technologies are here crucial, but typically the current state of the art suffers from either lack of large-scale production possibilities, sustainability or insufficient performance and hence cannot match growing demands in society. Paper and cellulosic materials are mature scalable templates for industrial roll-to-roll production. Organic materials, such as conducting polymers, and carbon derivatives are materials that can be synthesized or derived from abundant sources. Here, we report the combination of cellulose, PEDOT:PSS and carbon derivatives for bulk supercapacitor electrodes adapted for printed electronics. Cellulose provides a mesoscopic mesh for the organization of the active ingredients. Furthermore, the PEDOT:PSS in combination with carbon provides superior device characteristics when comparing to the previously standard combination of activated carbon and carbon black. PEDOT:PSS acts as a mixed ion-electron conducting glue, which physically binds activated carbon particles together, while at the same time facilitating swift transport of both electrons and ions. A surprisingly small amount (10%) of PEDOT:PSS is needed to achieve an optimal performance. This work shows that cellulose added to PEDOT:PSS-carbon enables high-performing, mechanically stable, printed supercapacitor electrodes using a combination of printing methods.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier Ltd , 2022. Vol. 50, article id 104224
Keywords [en]
Cellulose, Energy storage, PEDOT, Printed electronics, Screen printing, Supercapacitor, Activated carbon, Carbon black, Conducting polymers, Electrodes, 'current, Carbon-based, Cellulose polymers, Conductive Polymer, Electrical energy storages, PEDOT/PSS, State of the art, Supercapacitor electrodes, Organic Materials, Polymers, Production, Silk Screen Printing
National Category
Materials Chemistry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-59014DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2022.104224Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85124628899OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-59014DiVA, id: diva2:1653261
Note
Funding details: Stiftelsen för Strategisk Forskning, SSF, GMT14-0058; Funding text 1: This work was financially supported by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (GMT14-0058). The work was also supported by Treesearch (treesearch.se).
2022-04-212022-04-212023-08-28Bibliographically approved