Bendable solid-state supercapacitors with Au nanoparticle-embedded graphene hydrogel films

In this study, we fabricate bendable solid-state supercapacitors with Au nanoparticle (NP)-embedded graphene hydrogel (GH) electrodes and investigate the influence of the Au NP embedment on the internal resistance and capacitive performance. Embedding the Au NPs into the GH electrodes results in a d...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2017-01, Vol.7 (1), p.40163-40163, Article 40163
Main Authors: Yang, Kyungwhan, Cho, Kyoungah, Yoon, Dae Sung, Kim, Sangsig
Format: Article
Language:English
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Capacitance
Electrodes
Embedding
Humanities and Social Sciences
Hydrogels
multidisciplinary
Nanoparticles
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
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Summary:In this study, we fabricate bendable solid-state supercapacitors with Au nanoparticle (NP)-embedded graphene hydrogel (GH) electrodes and investigate the influence of the Au NP embedment on the internal resistance and capacitive performance. Embedding the Au NPs into the GH electrodes results in a decrease of the internal resistance from 35 to 21 Ω, and a threefold reduction of the IR drop at a current density of 5 A/g when compared with GH electrodes without Au NPs. The Au NP-embedded GH supercapacitors (NP-GH SCs) exhibit excellent capacitive performances, with large specific capacitance (135 F/g) and high energy density (15.2 W·h/kg). Moreover, the NP-GH SCs exhibit comparable areal capacitance (168 mF/cm 2 ) and operate under tensile/compressive bending.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/srep40163