Abstract
We present an all-solid-state flexible and stretchable pseudocapacitor composed of dodecylbenzenesulfonate-doped polypyrrole (PPy(DBS))-coated vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VACNTs) partially embedded in a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate. VACNTs are grown via atmospheric-pressure chemical vapor deposition on a Si/SiO 2 substrate and transferred onto PDMS. Then, the PPy(DBS) film is coated with a surface charge of 300 mC cm -2 on individual carbon nanotubes (CNTs) via electropolymerization. The partial embedment of VACNTs in PDMS permits a rapid and facile integration of the PPy(DBS)/CNTs/PDMS structure to construct a flexible and stretchable supercapacitor electrode. The measured capacitance is 3.6 mF cm - 2 with a PVA-KOH gel electrolyte at a scan rate of 100 mV s -1 , which is maintained under stretching from 0% to 150% and bending/twisting angles from 0° to 180°. This all-solid-state stretchable supercapacitor shows a stable galvanostatic performance during 10 000 charge/discharge cycles with its capacitance retained at 109%.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 095401 |
Journal | Nanotechnology |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 3 Jan 2019 |
Keywords
- carbon nanotubes
- flexibility
- polypyrrole
- pseudocapacitors
- stretchability