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Full‐Temperature All‐Solid‐State Ti 3 C 2 T x /Aramid Fiber Supercapacitor with Optimal Balance of Capacitive Performance and Flexibility
Author(s) -
Liu Qi,
Zhao Anran,
He Xuexia,
Li Qi,
Sun Jie,
Lei Zhibin,
Liu ZongHuai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.202010944
Subject(s) - materials science , supercapacitor , capacitance , electrolyte , fiber , electrochemistry , capacitive sensing , nanofiber , composite material , electrode , polyvinyl alcohol , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , electrical engineering , chemistry , engineering
Full‐temperature all‐solid‐state flexible symmetrical fiber supercapacitors (FSCs) are assembled by using montmorillonite flake/polyvinyl alcohol organic hydrogel (F‐MMT/PVA OHGE) as the electrolyte and separator and Ti 3 C 2 T x /ANF‐5% (T/A‐5) fiber as the electrode, in which T/A‐5 fiber is prepared by using delaminated Ti 3 C 2 T x nanosheets as assembled units and 5% of aramid nanofiber (ANF) as the functional additive using a wet spinning method in a coagulated bath with 0.5 m FeCl 2 solution. The T/A‐5 hybrid fiber exhibits a specific capacity of 807 F cm −3 in 3 m H 2 SO 4 electrolyte, a superior mechanical strength of 104 MPa, and a high conductivity of 1025 S cm −1 . The assembled F‐MMT/PVA OHGE T/A‐5 FSC not only shows a specific capacitance of 295 F cm −3 and a capacitance retention of 91% at a current density of 5 A cm −3 after 10 000 charging/discharging cycles, but also a maximum volumetric energy density of 26.2 mWh cm −3 . Meanwhile, the assembled device displays good flexibility and excellent capacitance in a wide temperature range of −40 to 80 °C, the electrochemical performance of the FSC is maintained under varying degrees of bending. This study provides an effective strategy for designing and assembling of full‐temperature all‐solid‐state symmetrical flexible FSCs with the optimal balance of capacitive performance and flexibility.