Issue 26, 2016

Layer-by-layer assembled (high-energy carbon nanotube/conductive carbon nanotube)n nanocomposites for high volumetric capacitance supercapacitor electrodes

Abstract

We introduce high-performance ultrathin electrochemical electrodes based on multi-stacking of high-energy multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) hybrids and conductive MWCNTs. The MWCNT hybrids coated with oleic acid-stabilized pseudocapacitive nanoparticles (i.e., OA-PC–MWCNTs) were assembled via a sequential covalent-bonded layer-by-layer (LbL) approach with amine-functionalized MWCNTs (NH2–MWCNT) in organic media, generating a highly porous structure and allowing for precise nanoscale control of the electrode thickness. The resultant NH2–MWCNT/OA-PC–MWCNT multilayer electrodes exhibited a high energy capacity and remarkable operational stability, considerably higher than the capacity and stability of conventional blended nanocomposite or electrostatic LbL-assembled electrodes. The volumetric capacitances of the (NH2–MWCNT/OA–Fe3O4–MWCNT)20 and (NH2–MWCNT/OA–MnO–MWCNT)20 were approximately 394 ± 10, and 674 ± 13 F cm−3 at 1 A cm−3, respectively. Additionally, these electrodes maintained their high volumetric capacitances without loss of initial capacitance even after 10 000 cycles; this cycling stability stemmed from the formation of chemically stable covalent bonds between the MWCNT hybrids and NH2–MWCNTs and between the PC NPs and NH2–MWCNTs. Given that a variety of PC NPs can be used to prepare MWCNT hybrids and that this approach can be further expanded to nanocomposite films including LbL-assembled multilayers, our approach may provide a promising platform for designing electrodes for use as thin film-type energy storage devices.

Graphical abstract: Layer-by-layer assembled (high-energy carbon nanotube/conductive carbon nanotube)n nanocomposites for high volumetric capacitance supercapacitor electrodes

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Jan 2016
Accepted
18 Feb 2016
First published
18 Feb 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 21844-21853

Layer-by-layer assembled (high-energy carbon nanotube/conductive carbon nanotube)n nanocomposites for high volumetric capacitance supercapacitor electrodes

D. Shin, Y. Ko and J. Cho, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 21844 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA02461K

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