Acta Physica Sinica, Volume. 69, Issue 12, 126101-1(2020)

Redox-enhanced solid-state supercapacitor based on hydroquinone-containing gel electrolyte/ carbon nanotube arrays

An-Na Ye, Xiao-Hua Zhang*, and Zhao-Hui Yang*
Author Affiliations
  • Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Thin Films, Center for Soft Condensed Matter Physics and Interdisciplinary Research, School of Physical Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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    Assembly process diagram of HQ@PVA@ACNT composite redox-enhanced solid-state super capacitor device.
    (a) The SEM image of CCNT; (b) the SEM image of ACNT (insert: The TEM image of ACNT); (c) preparation process of the DACNT; (d) comparison of the arrays before and after shrinkage; (e) the SEM image of the DACNT; (f) the SEM image of the ACNT@PVA@HQ composite device.
    Electrochemical performance test of ACNT@PVA@HQ composite devices at different concentrations: (a) Comparison of CVs with different amounts of HQ addition under the same scan rate (20 mV/s); (b) area specific capacitance at different HQ concentrations; (c) GCD curves comparison diagram under the same current density (1.23 mA·cm–2); (d) alternating current impedance spectrogram of the samples at different concentrations; (e) the diagram of equivalent circuit fitting model; (f) comparison of Ragone plots between the devices of ACNT@PVA@HQ (0.1 mol/L) and ACNT@PVA
    Electrochemical performance test of the ACNT@PVA@HQ composite device at [HQ] = 0.1 mol/L: (a) CV curves at scan rates from 5 mV/s to 50 mV/s; (b) GCD curves under different current densities (0.615−6.15 mA·cm –2); (c) relationship between peak current and scan rates; (d) the proportion of capacitance contribution in composite device; (e) Nyquist plot at 0.01 Hz−100 kHz; (f) cyclic performance (5000 cycles) during charging-discharging cycles
    Electrochemical test of CCNT@PVA@HQ, ACNT@PVA@HQ and DACNT@PVA@HQ composite devices: (a) Comparison of GCD curves with 1 mA; (b) CVs comparison diagram at 20 mV/s; (c) relationship between area specific capacitance and current densities; (d) comparison diagram of EIS; (e) Ragone plots of three kinds of composite device
    • Table 1. Comparison of relevant test data of different samples

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      Table 1. Comparison of relevant test data of different samples

      C/mF·cm–2(20 mV/s) PS/mW·cm–2ES/mW·h·cm–2
      PVA@ACNT210.090.00184
      HQ@PVA@CCNT720.120.00350
      HQ@PVA@ACNT1350.280.01800
      HQ@PVA@DACNT4250.960.06000
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    An-Na Ye, Xiao-Hua Zhang, Zhao-Hui Yang. Redox-enhanced solid-state supercapacitor based on hydroquinone-containing gel electrolyte/ carbon nanotube arrays[J]. Acta Physica Sinica, 2020, 69(12): 126101-1

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    Received: Feb. 11, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 8, 2020

    The Author Email: Zhao-Hui Yang (yangzhaohui@suda.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.7498/aps.69.20200204

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