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All‐Solid‐State Double‐Layer Capacitors Using Binderless Reduced Graphene Oxide Thin Films Prepared by Bipolar Electrochemistry
Author(s) -
Allagui Anis,
Ashraf Juveiriah Mohammed,
Khalil Malathe,
Abdelkareem Mohammad Ali,
Elwakil Ahmed S.,
Alawadhi Hussain
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemelectrochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182
H-Index - 59
ISSN - 2196-0216
DOI - 10.1002/celc.201700266
Subject(s) - graphene , capacitor , materials science , oxide , solid state , electrochemistry , layer (electronics) , thin film , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , engineering physics , electrode , electrical engineering , chemistry , metallurgy , voltage , engineering
Abstract Bipolar electrochemistry is used as an economical, single‐step, and scalable process for the oxidation of a wireless graphite substrate, and the subsequent electrophoretic deposition of graphene oxide thin film on a second wireless substrate. An all‐solid‐state symmetric double‐layer capacitor (EDLC) using binderless reduced graphene oxide electrodes exhibited outstanding reversibility and capacitance retention over 18000 cycles, as well as superior capacitive behavior at far‐from‐dc frequencies (for example 45 and 47 μ F cm- 2 ), effective capacitances at 75 and 189 Hz, respectively (computed using a series resonance network with ideal inductors), compared to 55 μ F cm- 2at close‐to‐dc (computed from cyclic voltammetry at 10 mV s- 1 ). This makes the device well‐suited for ac filtering applications. A one‐hour thermal treatment of the electrodes at 900 °C under vacuum increased the capacitance 13‐fold (719 μ F cm- 2 ) at close‐to‐dc, which decreased to 185 and 150 μ F cm- 2as the frequency was increased to 37 and 106 Hz, respectively These properties make this device suitable for both reasonable dc energy storage and higher frequency applications.