• 文献标题:   Ethylene glycol reduced graphene oxide/polypyrrole composite for supercapacitor
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIU Y, ZHANG Y, MA GH, WANG Z, LIU KY, LIU HT
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, polypyrrole, ethylene glycol, composite, supercapacitor
  • 出版物名称:   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
  • ISSN:   0013-4686 EI 1873-3859
  • 通讯作者地址:   Cent S Univ
  • 被引频次:   125
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.electacta.2012.10.082
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

A promising supercapacitor material based on graphene/polypyrrole (PPy) has been successfully synthesized via in situ oxidation polymerization of pyrrole monomers in aqueous graphene oxide (GO) solutions, followed by chemical reduction using ethylene glycol (EG). Unlike the commonly employed hydrazine reduction, the moderate EG reductant does not destruct the PPy conjugative structures, thus facilitating utilization of the electroactive conductive polymer. The morphologies and the structures of the as-prepared materials are characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectra, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). And the electrochemical performance of the fabricated electrodes was evaluated by cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The EG-RGO/PPy electrode shows large specific capacitance, high rate performance, and good charge-discharge stability as well. The excellent electrochemical capability is mainly accounted for the sound composite construction that improves the effective utilization of electroactive PPy component, accelerates shuttling the charged carriers, and alleviates the swelling/shrinkage of polymer chains. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.