Aminopyrene Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Supercapacitor Electrode

In this work, we report on the structural and electrochemical properties of aminopyrene functionalized reduced graphene oxide (Ap-rGO) for its suitability as a supercapacitor electrode. The Ap-rGO is prepared by sonicating a suspension of rGO with aminopyrene and the filtered sediment is subjected t...

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Main Authors: Ellie Yi, Lih Teo, Hong, Ngee Lim, Rajan, Jose, K. F., Chong
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Language:English
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2015
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/9091/1/fist-2015-rajan-Aminopyrene%20Functionalized.pdf
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author Ellie Yi, Lih Teo
Hong, Ngee Lim
Rajan, Jose
K. F., Chong
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description In this work, we report on the structural and electrochemical properties of aminopyrene functionalized reduced graphene oxide (Ap-rGO) for its suitability as a supercapacitor electrode. The Ap-rGO is prepared by sonicating a suspension of rGO with aminopyrene and the filtered sediment is subjected to spectroscopy studies and electrochemical studies. Spectroscopy studies reveal the successful functionalization of aminopyrene onto Ap-rGO through π–π interactions. Electrochemical analyses of Ap-rGO show a substantial increase in the specific capacitance for Ap-rGO (160 F g−1 at 5 mV s−1) compared to the non-functionalized rGO (118 F g−1 at 5 mV s−1). The enhancement is shown to be the pseudocapacitance arising from the electron donating effect of the amine group and the electron accepting effect of rGO, which enable facile electron transfer between the surface-bound amine group and rGO. The Ap-rGO has desirable charge storage properties such as low series resistance (0.4 Ω) and superior cycling stability (85% after 5000 cycles). Furthermore, the Ap-rGO has 1.5 fold higher energy density than the non-functionalized rGO electrode, thereby making it suitable as a deployable supercapacitor electrode.
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spelling UMPir90912018-02-08T01:57:11Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/9091/ Aminopyrene Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Supercapacitor Electrode Ellie Yi, Lih Teo Hong, Ngee Lim Rajan, Jose K. F., Chong Q Science (General) In this work, we report on the structural and electrochemical properties of aminopyrene functionalized reduced graphene oxide (Ap-rGO) for its suitability as a supercapacitor electrode. The Ap-rGO is prepared by sonicating a suspension of rGO with aminopyrene and the filtered sediment is subjected to spectroscopy studies and electrochemical studies. Spectroscopy studies reveal the successful functionalization of aminopyrene onto Ap-rGO through π–π interactions. Electrochemical analyses of Ap-rGO show a substantial increase in the specific capacitance for Ap-rGO (160 F g−1 at 5 mV s−1) compared to the non-functionalized rGO (118 F g−1 at 5 mV s−1). The enhancement is shown to be the pseudocapacitance arising from the electron donating effect of the amine group and the electron accepting effect of rGO, which enable facile electron transfer between the surface-bound amine group and rGO. The Ap-rGO has desirable charge storage properties such as low series resistance (0.4 Ω) and superior cycling stability (85% after 5000 cycles). Furthermore, the Ap-rGO has 1.5 fold higher energy density than the non-functionalized rGO electrode, thereby making it suitable as a deployable supercapacitor electrode. Royal Society of Chemistry 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/9091/1/fist-2015-rajan-Aminopyrene%20Functionalized.pdf Ellie Yi, Lih Teo and Hong, Ngee Lim and Rajan, Jose and K. F., Chong (2015) Aminopyrene Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Supercapacitor Electrode. RSC Advances, 5 (48). pp. 38111-38116. ISSN 2046-2069. (Published) http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5RA02578H
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Ellie Yi, Lih Teo
Hong, Ngee Lim
Rajan, Jose
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Aminopyrene Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Supercapacitor Electrode
title Aminopyrene Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Supercapacitor Electrode
title_full Aminopyrene Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Supercapacitor Electrode
title_fullStr Aminopyrene Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Supercapacitor Electrode
title_full_unstemmed Aminopyrene Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Supercapacitor Electrode
title_short Aminopyrene Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Supercapacitor Electrode
title_sort aminopyrene functionalized reduced graphene oxide as a supercapacitor electrode
topic Q Science (General)
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/9091/1/fist-2015-rajan-Aminopyrene%20Functionalized.pdf
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