Brushed-on flexible supercapacitor sheets using a nanocomposite of polyaniline and carbon nanotubes

Qiang Liu, Munir H. Nayfeh, Siu Tung Yau

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Abstract

A simple, two-step method for constructing flexible sheets of supercapacitors is described. The construction is based on painting a sheet of flexible plastic electrolyte with a composite material made of a conducting polymer and carbon nanotubes. The total capacitance of the supercapacitor consists of pseudocapacitance produced by the polymer and electrical double-layer capacitance produced by carbon nanotubes. Stacks of the capacitor sheets were used to light up a system of three light-emitting diodes. The method suggests an inexpensive and potentially high-throughput approach for making flexible supercapacitors.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)7480-7483
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Power Sources
Volume195
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2010

Keywords

  • Flexible supercapacitor
  • Nanocomposite material
  • Nanomaterial
  • Painted capacitor sheet
  • Supercapacitor
  • Ultracapacitor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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