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Acid orange 7 doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/molybdenum disulfide/reduced graphene oxide composite as an electrode material for flexible all-solid-state supercapacitors

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Acid orange 7 doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/molybdenum disulfide/reduced graphene oxide (MoS2-RGO@AO7-PEDOT) composite is prepared via a facile two-step approach, where the first step is the molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanosheets dispersing on reduced graphene oxide (RGO) evenly using a hydrothermal method, and the second step involves the stable coating of acid orange 7 (AO7) doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) on the MoS2-RGO surface through chemical oxidation method with AO7 acting as a guide and connector. At a mass ratio of 4:1 between 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) and MoS2-RGO, MoS2-RGO is coated by AO7 doped PEDOT, and the composite shows a discontinuous lamellar structure without agglomeration of PEDOT, which provides a significant interface between the composite and the electrolyte in favor of increasing the contact area. The large contact area is beneficial for active substances to participate in the redox reaction for charge storage and improving the ion transport efficiency of the electrolyte, which would lead to enhanced electrochemical performance. The composite's specific capacitance in 1 mol L−1 sulfuric acid (H2SO4) is 233 F g−1, which surpasses that of PEDOT by 101%, and the composite retains an impressive 70.6% of its initial specific capacitance after 10,000 cycles. In addition, a flexible all-solid-state supercapacitor is created to investigate its practical application, where H2SO4/polyvinyl alcohol is utilized as the ionic electrolyte and spacer. The supercapacitor demonstrates a maximum energy density of 7.2 Wh kg−1 at a power density of 600 W kg−1, and it maintains 3.52 Wh kg−1 even under high-power density of 4800 W kg−1.

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Wang, Y., Jiang, J. & Li, B. Acid orange 7 doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/molybdenum disulfide/reduced graphene oxide composite as an electrode material for flexible all-solid-state supercapacitors. J Mater Sci 59, 2055–2069 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-024-09336-7

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