Issue 10, 2014

Facile growth of heparin-controlled porous polyaniline nanofiber networks and their application in supercapacitors

Abstract

Herein, we present the synthesis of porous polyaniline (PANI) nanofiber networks by a chemical oxidative polymerization method using a biomolecule, heparin. Long uniform nanofibers were formed when the weight ratio of heparin to aniline was 0.25 (PANIH-0.25), where the average nanofiber diameter was about 80–110 nm. No such PANI nanofibers were formed at other weight ratios. A comparison of the morphology of PANIH-0.25 was made with the pure PANI which was synthesized without any template. We further studied the potential of PANIH-0.25 as a nanostructured electrode material for the supercapacitor applications. The PANIH-0.25 nanofiber electrode yielded a six-fold improvement in specific capacitance when compared with pure PANI. The PANIH-0.25 electrode exhibited a specific capacitance of 732.18 ± 24.1 F g−1 and a longer cycle life with the capacitance retention of 72.28% after 1000 cycles. The observed capacitance was elucidated and justified based on theoretical considerations.

Graphical abstract: Facile growth of heparin-controlled porous polyaniline nanofiber networks and their application in supercapacitors

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
12 Oct 2013
Accepted
10 Dec 2013
First published
03 Jan 2014

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 5188-5197

Facile growth of heparin-controlled porous polyaniline nanofiber networks and their application in supercapacitors

M. M. Sk, C. Y. Yue and R. K. Jena, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 5188 DOI: 10.1039/C3RA45774E

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