Engineering the Membrane/Electrode Interface To Improve the Performance of Solid-State Supercapacitors
Author(s) -
Chun Huang,
Jin Zhang,
Henry J. Snaith,
Patrick S. Grant
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
acs applied materials and interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.535
H-Index - 228
eISSN - 1944-8252
pISSN - 1944-8244
DOI - 10.1021/acsami.6b05789
Subject(s) - materials science , supercapacitor , electrode , interface (matter) , solid state , nanotechnology , membrane , optoelectronics , engineering physics , composite material , capacitance , engineering , wetting , chemistry , sessile drop technique , biology , genetics
This paper investigates the effect of adding a 450 nm layer based on porous TiO2 at the interface between a 4.5 μm carbon/TiO2 nanoparticle-based electrode and a polymer electrolyte membrane as a route to improve energy storage performance in solid-state supercapacitors. Electrochemical characterization showed that adding the interface layer reduced charge transfer resistance, promoted more efficient ion transfer across the interface, and significantly improved charge/discharge dynamics in a solid-state supercapacitor, resulting in an increased areal capacitance from 45.3 to 111.1 mF cm(-2) per electrode at 0.4 mA cm(-2).
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