Catalyst-assisted electrochemical deposition of graphene decorated polypyrrole nanoparticles film for high-performance supercapacitor

A simple catalyst-assisted electrochemical deposition technique has been implemented to control the particle size of polypyrrole in the range of 5 to 10 nm embedded on graphene sheets, in which the nanocomposite will be used as a supercapacitor electrode material. The polypyrrole/graphene nanocompos...

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Main Authors: Lim, Yee Seng, Lim, Hong Ngee, Lim, Su Pei, Huang, Nay Ming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36714/1/36714.pdf
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author Lim, Yee Seng
Lim, Hong Ngee
Lim, Su Pei
Huang, Nay Ming
author_facet Lim, Yee Seng
Lim, Hong Ngee
Lim, Su Pei
Huang, Nay Ming
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description A simple catalyst-assisted electrochemical deposition technique has been implemented to control the particle size of polypyrrole in the range of 5 to 10 nm embedded on graphene sheets, in which the nanocomposite will be used as a supercapacitor electrode material. The polypyrrole/graphene nanocomposite resulting from this approach maximizes the pseudocapacitive contribution of redox-active polypyrrole and electrical double layer capacitance (EDLC) contributed by individual graphene sheets. Specific capacitance, as high as 797.6 F g−1 is obtained when 1.0 mM of FeCl3 catalyst is added to the deposition solution, which is approximately four times higher than that of polypyrrole film and 2.6 times higher than that of polypyrrole/graphene nanocomposite in the absence of catalyst. This increase is attributed to the controlled particle size of polypyrrole growth on individual graphene sheets, which prevents the overlapping of graphene sheets. This gives rise to a highly open structure, which provides an easier access of electrolyte within the matrix of the nanocomposite film. A fabricated symmetric supercapacitor device yields a specific capacitance of 463.15 F g−1 and capacitance retention of 77.7% over 10 000 charge/discharge cycles at a current density of 1 A g−1. The nanocomposite serves as a promising electrode material for supercapacitors.
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spelling upm.eprints-367142020-07-06T03:13:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36714/ Catalyst-assisted electrochemical deposition of graphene decorated polypyrrole nanoparticles film for high-performance supercapacitor Lim, Yee Seng Lim, Hong Ngee Lim, Su Pei Huang, Nay Ming A simple catalyst-assisted electrochemical deposition technique has been implemented to control the particle size of polypyrrole in the range of 5 to 10 nm embedded on graphene sheets, in which the nanocomposite will be used as a supercapacitor electrode material. The polypyrrole/graphene nanocomposite resulting from this approach maximizes the pseudocapacitive contribution of redox-active polypyrrole and electrical double layer capacitance (EDLC) contributed by individual graphene sheets. Specific capacitance, as high as 797.6 F g−1 is obtained when 1.0 mM of FeCl3 catalyst is added to the deposition solution, which is approximately four times higher than that of polypyrrole film and 2.6 times higher than that of polypyrrole/graphene nanocomposite in the absence of catalyst. This increase is attributed to the controlled particle size of polypyrrole growth on individual graphene sheets, which prevents the overlapping of graphene sheets. This gives rise to a highly open structure, which provides an easier access of electrolyte within the matrix of the nanocomposite film. A fabricated symmetric supercapacitor device yields a specific capacitance of 463.15 F g−1 and capacitance retention of 77.7% over 10 000 charge/discharge cycles at a current density of 1 A g−1. The nanocomposite serves as a promising electrode material for supercapacitors. Royal Society of Chemistry 2014 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36714/1/36714.pdf Lim, Yee Seng and Lim, Hong Ngee and Lim, Su Pei and Huang, Nay Ming (2014) Catalyst-assisted electrochemical deposition of graphene decorated polypyrrole nanoparticles film for high-performance supercapacitor. RSC Advances, 4 (99). pp. 56445-56454. ISSN 2046-2069 https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/ra/c4ra09234a#!divAbstract 10.1039/C4RA09234A
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Lim, Hong Ngee
Lim, Su Pei
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Catalyst-assisted electrochemical deposition of graphene decorated polypyrrole nanoparticles film for high-performance supercapacitor
title Catalyst-assisted electrochemical deposition of graphene decorated polypyrrole nanoparticles film for high-performance supercapacitor
title_full Catalyst-assisted electrochemical deposition of graphene decorated polypyrrole nanoparticles film for high-performance supercapacitor
title_fullStr Catalyst-assisted electrochemical deposition of graphene decorated polypyrrole nanoparticles film for high-performance supercapacitor
title_full_unstemmed Catalyst-assisted electrochemical deposition of graphene decorated polypyrrole nanoparticles film for high-performance supercapacitor
title_short Catalyst-assisted electrochemical deposition of graphene decorated polypyrrole nanoparticles film for high-performance supercapacitor
title_sort catalyst assisted electrochemical deposition of graphene decorated polypyrrole nanoparticles film for high performance supercapacitor
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36714/1/36714.pdf
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