Electrochemical Testing of Ultraporous Membranes as Separators in Mild Aqueous Supercapacitors

Several commercially available separators as well as novel ultraporous electrospun nonwovens were evaluated in mild aqueous supercapacitor cells, using conventional electrochemical techniques. A special laboratory test-cell was designed and fabricated to accurately control the pressure applied to th...

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Published in:Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2012-01, Vol.159 (7), p.A929-A936
Main Authors: Laforgue, Alexis, Robitaille, Lucie
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Several commercially available separators as well as novel ultraporous electrospun nonwovens were evaluated in mild aqueous supercapacitor cells, using conventional electrochemical techniques. A special laboratory test-cell was designed and fabricated to accurately control the pressure applied to the stack. It was shown that the separator layer not only affects the equivalent series resistance (ESR) of the cell (high frequency range) but has also an influence on its time constant (medium frequency range). Both ESR and time constant were found to be directly proportional to the separator thickness. Higher porosity and higher pore size were found to lead to better performance, especially at higher power demand. The electrospun separators outperformed the other separator structures in a disruptive manner, most probably due to a synergetic effect of higher porosity and higher pore size.
ISSN:0013-4651
1945-7111
DOI:10.1149/2.020207jes