Casting of carbon cloth enrobed polypyrrole electrode for high electrochemical performances. Issue 1 (January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Devi, Rama; Tapadia, Kavita; Maharana, Tungabidya
• Is Part Of: Heliyon. Volume 6:Issue 1(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-01
• Subjects: Electrochemistry -- Nanotechnology -- Polypyrrole -- Electrochemical studies -- Scanning electron microscopy -- Supercapacitors; Research -- Periodicals; Medical sciences -- Periodicals; Natural history -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Periodicals; Earth sciences -- Periodicals; Physical sciences -- Periodicals; 507.2
• DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e03122
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2405-8440

Abstract

Abstract: The present investigation deals with the fabrication of a novel flexible and highly conductive PPy electrode. This was made by festooning PPy nanoparticles on carbon cloth (CC) by using chemical liquid process. The developed porous PPy@CC composite have good flexibility with low weight (1.1 mg) and high electrical conductivity (89 Ω −1 cm −1 ). Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD) confirmed the formation of PPy on carbon cloth. Scanning electron micrographs (SEM) reveals that the PPy nanoparticles are encapsulated in carbon cloth. The fabricated carbon cloth has been used for solid-state symmetrical supercapacitors (SC) and low-cost material for electrode in potential energy storage devices. These film electrodes showed much superior electrochemical performance i.e. high stability under different current density, encouraging energy density, lower internal resistivity and higher specific capacitance. Synthesized flexible PPy@CC composite electrodes have brilliant applications in various kinds of electrochemical energy storage devices. Abstract : Electrochemistry; Nanotechnology; Polypyrrole; Electrochemical studies; Scanning electron microscopy; supercapacitors