PANI/Au/Fe3O4 nanocomposite materials for high performance energy storage

In this work new energy storage components were prepared depositing films made of polyaniline (PANI) modified with gold/magnetite nanoparticles on flexible graphite foils. Three types of composite materials termed PANI/Fe3O4, PANI/Au/Fe3O4 and PANI/Au/Fe3O4@Yne (where @Yne is a propynylcarbamate gro...

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Published in:Electrochimica acta 2019-11, Vol.322, p.134707, Article 134707
Main Authors: Ballarin, Barbara, Boanini, Elisa, Montalto, Luigi, Mengucci, Paolo, Nanni, Daniele, Parise, Chiara, Ragazzini, Ilaria, Rinaldi, Daniele, Sangiorgi, Nicola, Sanson, Alessandra, Cassani, Maria Cristina
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Language:English
Subjects:
Charge efficiency
Composite materials
Electrodes
Energy storage
Foils
Gold
Iron oxides
Magnetite
Magnetite nanoparticles
Nanocomposites
Nanoparticles
Polyaniline
Polyanilines
Sulfuric acid
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Summary:In this work new energy storage components were prepared depositing films made of polyaniline (PANI) modified with gold/magnetite nanoparticles on flexible graphite foils. Three types of composite materials termed PANI/Fe3O4, PANI/Au/Fe3O4 and PANI/Au/Fe3O4@Yne (where @Yne is a propynylcarbamate group) were obtained by electrosynthesis. Galvanostatic charge-discharge (CD) and impedance tests (EIS) were performed to verify their efficiency in charge storage properties: for the gold-containing electrodes PANI/Au/Fe3O4 and PANI/Au/Fe3O4@Yne areal capacities values of 45.6 and 46.5 mAh cm−2 were found in 0.5 M H2SO4 + 0.1 M LiClO4 electrolyte solution at a current density of 0.5 mA cm−2. These values are twofold higher than those found for PANI/Fe3O4 electrodes and fourfold greater than those for PANI alone (11.0 mAh cm−2). In turn PANI/Au/Fe3O4 and PANI/Au/Fe3O4@Yne were employed to assemble gel-state symmetric devices. CD, EIS and longtime resistance tests were made on the new devices that displayed an areal capacities of 100.0 mAh cm−2 for PANI/Au/Fe3O4 and 73.6 mAh cm−2 PANI/Au/Fe3O4@Yne respectively. To our knowledge this is the first time that AuNP–modified magnetite nanoparticles are used in energy storage devices preparation. [Display omitted] •PANI and PANI-nanocomposites containing Fe3O4 and AuNP were electrodeposited on graphite foil.•The three-component nanocomposites display the key qualities for energy storage electrode materials.•The PANI-based nanocomposites present good electrochemical capacities properties.
ISSN:0013-4686
1873-3859
DOI:10.1016/j.electacta.2019.134707