Title
Polyaniline and nano-carbon composite supercapacitors

CoPED ID
4574ab9a-d5a7-46b8-b159-042a63faa2bc

Status
Closed

Funders

Value
No funds listed.

Start Date
July 2, 2017

End Date
March 30, 2021

Description

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This project aims to explore the enhanced energy storage capability of nano composite materials in supercapacitor applications. Pseudocapacitive polymer composites have been used in the past but they suffer from mechanical failure due to volume expansion and shrinkage during charge cycles. We propose a polymer/nano-carbon composite that will allow the nano-carbon scaffold to provide enhanced mechanical integrity and electron transfer kinetics. Polyaniline (PANI), due to its low cost, scalability of synthesis, unique chemistry, and high theoretical capacitance is the chosen conducting polymer for this project. Combining PANI with various carbons, such as carbon felt, graphene, carbon nanotubes, and carbon fibres has been shown to increase the materials electrochemical stability. This research aims build on this composite architecture to construct novel electrode material designs based on carbon/conducting polymer composites, via chemical and electrochemical fabrication techniques.

Radu Sporea SUPER_PER
Ashveer Stott STUDENT_PER

Subjects by relevance
  1. Polymers
  2. Composites
  3. Nanotubes
  4. Graphene
  5. Supercapacitors
  6. Materials (matter)
  7. Carbon fibres
  8. Carbon
  9. Electrochemistry
  10. Polymer chemistry

Extracted key phrases
  1. Carbon composite supercapacitor
  2. Nano composite material
  3. Pseudocapacitive polymer composite
  4. Carbon scaffold
  5. Carbon fibre
  6. Carbon nanotube
  7. Composite architecture
  8. Polyaniline
  9. Novel electrode material design
  10. Material electrochemical stability
  11. Enhanced mechanical integrity
  12. Electron transfer kinetic
  13. Energy storage capability
  14. Supercapacitor application
  15. Mechanical failure

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