Capacitive properties of novel N-alkyl substituted poly(3,6-dithienyl-9H-carbazole)s as redox electrode materials and their symmetric micro-supercapacitor applications

Yigit D., GÜLLÜ M.

ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA, cilt.282, ss.64-80, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 282
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.06.005
  • Dergi Adı: ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.64-80
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Poly(3,6-dithienylcarbazole)s, Redox electrodes, Capacitive materials, Supercapacitors, Micro-supercapacitors, HIGH-PERFORMANCE SUPERCAPACITORS, EXCELLENT CYCLING STABILITY, CONDUCTING-POLYMER, ENERGY-STORAGE, ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITOR, SOLID-STATE, POLY(3,6-DITHIENYLCARBAZOLE) DERIVATIVES, CARBON NANOMATERIALS, POLYANILINE, POLYPYRROLE
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Herein, we present a comparative study about charge storage performances of novel N-alkyl substituted poly(3,6-dithienylcarbazole)-based electrodes for supercapacitor applications. The poly(3,6-dithienylcarbazole) derivatives, poly(9-butyl-3,6-di(thien-2-yl)-9H-carbazole) (PTCB), poly(9-hexyl-3,6-di(thien-2-yl)-9H-carbazole) (PTCH) and poly(9-octyl-3,6-di(thien-2-yl)-9H-carbazole) (PTCO), were electrochemically synthesized for the first time on a metal substrate and directly used as electrode materials in supercapacitor applications. The capacitive performances of PTCB, PTCH and PTCO polymeric films were studied by using cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge/discharge and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques in both three-electrode and real two-electrode micro-supercapacitor device configurations. PTCB, PTCH and PTCO redox-active materials achieved high gravimetric specific capacitances of 147.7, 218.7 and 509.8 F g(-1), respectively, at a current density of 2.5 mAcm(-2) in three-electrode cell configurations. Assembled symmetric devices reached maximum specific capacitances of 70.4 (for PTCB), 96 (for PTCH) and 185.5 F g(-1) (for PTCO). Devices also delivered energy densities of 20.3, 26 and 55Wh kg(-1) and power densities of 750, 755 and 760Wkg(-1) with good rate capabilities. Moreover, micro-supercapacitor devices exhibited good long-term cycling stability performances and retained 83.7%, 86.5% and 89.4% of their initial capacitances after 10 000 charge/discharge cycles. The electrochemical performance tests reveal that PTCB, PTCH and PTCO redox-active materials have promising potential to meet requirements of a practical electrochemical energy storage applications. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.