Issue 29, 2022

Prolific intercalation of VO2 (D)/polypyrrole/g-C3N4 as an energy storing electrode with remarkable capacitance

Abstract

The authors report a fresh synthesis of nanocomposites of VO2 (D)/polypyrrole/g-C3N4 through in situ chemical oxidation polymerization of pyrrole, utilizing FeCl3 as an oxidizing agent by varying the weight ratio of VO2 (D) with a fixed amount of g-C3N4. In addition, the electrochemical behavior of the synthesized composites was analyzed in 1 M H2SO4 electrolyte with the help of cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge–discharge (GCD), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). According to the statistics of different ratios of VO2 (D), it plays an indispensable role in the electrochemical properties of the synthesized composites. It has been found that the PGV0.3 sample at a scan rate of 2 mV s−1 shows tremendous specific capacitance of 3263 F g−1 with excellent cycling stability of 99.71% after 2000 cycles, and this value also correlates well with the GCD findings. However, the energy density of PPY at a current density of 0.5 A g−1 is found to be 15.6 W h kg−1, while that of PGV0.3 is 138.2 W h kg−1, which is nearly 8.86 times more than the energy density of PPY. The power densities of PPY and PGV0.3 at a current density of 0.5 A g−1 are found to be 151.7 W kg−1 and 218.69 W kg−1, respectively. The values of solution resistance (Rs) and charge transfer resistance (Rct) of pyrrole and VO2 (D) are 5.60 Ω and 3.77 Ω, and 0.34 Ω and 0.11 Ω, respectively, while for PGV0.3 they are 1.28 Ω and 0.07 Ω, respectively. In this way, the authors have witnessed a quite appreciable capacitance furnished through the fabricated and optimized PGV0.3 electrode material in three-electrode and two-electrode systems.

Graphical abstract: Prolific intercalation of VO2 (D)/polypyrrole/g-C3N4 as an energy storing electrode with remarkable capacitance

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 May 2022
Accepted
28 Jun 2022
First published
12 Jul 2022

New J. Chem., 2022,46, 14251-14266

Prolific intercalation of VO2 (D)/polypyrrole/g-C3N4 as an energy storing electrode with remarkable capacitance

M. Dhanda, R. Arora, M. Saini, S. P. Nehra and S. Lata, New J. Chem., 2022, 46, 14251 DOI: 10.1039/D2NJ02401B

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