Role of a Printed Circuit Board Copper Clad Current Collector in Supercapacitor Application

It is highly desirable to develop an electrochemical double-layer supercapacitor with high energy and power densities, improved stability and other performance parameters. This goal can only be achieved by improving the structural and electrochemical properties of the electrodes, choosing an electro...

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Published in:Journal of electronic materials 2019-09, Vol.48 (9), p.5835-5842
Main Authors: Pilathottathil, Shabeeba, Thayyil, Mohamed Shahin, Pillai, M. P., Jemshihas, A. P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activated carbon
Atomic force microscopy
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Chemistry and Materials Science
Circuit boards
Circuits
Contact resistance
Copper
Electrochemical analysis
Electronics and Microelectronics
Electrons
Energy storage
Flux density
Instrumentation
Ion currents
Materials Science
Microscopy
Optical and Electronic Materials
Printed circuit boards
Printed circuits
Scanning electron microscopy
Solid State Physics
Spectrum analysis
Supercapacitors
X-ray diffraction
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Summary:It is highly desirable to develop an electrochemical double-layer supercapacitor with high energy and power densities, improved stability and other performance parameters. This goal can only be achieved by improving the structural and electrochemical properties of the electrodes, choosing an electrolyte with improved ionic conductivity and reducing the contact resistance of the current collector and their correlated effects. Here we investigated the effect of the current collector on the electrochemical performance of a supercapacitor by choosing different current collectors with activated carbon. Furthermore, we investigated their performance by determining their physicochemical properties via x-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and FTIR spectroscopy. Additionally, electrochemical performance was ascertained using cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic discharge measurements and impedance spectroscopy of the fabricated supercapacitors. The results show that a supercapacitor with a printed circuit board copper clad can improve the total electrochemical performance of the device. Thus, we fabricated a supercapacitor with a high specific capacitance of 166 F/g and energy density of 23 Wh/kg. The supercapacitor was found to be the choice for use in energy storage applications.
ISSN:0361-5235
1543-186X
DOI:10.1007/s11664-019-07365-6