Solid state carbon based Electrochemical Double Layer capacitors (EDLC) was assembled and cyclic voltammetry (CV) was studied at high sweep rates. The carbons used were Vulcan XC carbon with typical surface area of 260 m 2/gm, templated mesoporous carbon, (CMK-3), typical surface area of 1260 m2/gm, and a blend of Vulcan XC carbon and mesoporous carbon (90:10% by weight). Solid ionic polymers of perfluorosulphonic acid were used as electrolyte. CV was performed for scan rates as high as 800V/s. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, EIS, was used to understand the interface characteristics. It was found that the polymer electrolyte membrane can support high scan rates. The resistance of the EDLC was more emphasized at high scan rates, which maybe due to surface effects rather than bulk characteristics of the carbon. It was found that the change in capacitance was less pronounced at scan rates above 10V/s. ©The Electrochemical Society.

Subramaniam C-K

Department of Physics

School of Advanced Sciences

Vellore Campus

Cheralathan K-K

Department of Chemistry

Velayutham G

Bollepalli S.

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Study of Carbon Based Solid State EDLCs at High Sweep Rates

ECS Transactions

Solid-state electrochemical double-layer capacitor (SEDLC) forms excellent energy storage device for high-power applications. They are highly reliable, with no electrolyte leaks, and can be packaged to suit various applications. The electrode material can be activated carbon to graphene. These can have a range of particle size, surface area, pore size and pore distribution for charge storage. The emphasis will be to optimize the graphene to carbon blend in the electrodes which would provide appreciable storage density of the SEDLC. We can use perfluorosulfonic acid polymer as the solid electrolyte in the SEDLC assembly. They have high ionic conductivity, good thermal stability, and mechanical strength. They also have excellent long-term chemical stability. Carbon is widely used for many practical applications, especially for the adsorption of ions and molecules, as it is possible to synthesize one-, two- or three-dimensional (1-, 2-, or 3-D) carbons. Some of the problems in activated carbon like varying micro or mesopores, poor ion mobility due to varying pore distribution, low electrical conductivity, can be overcome using graphene and blends of graphene with carbon of the right pore dimension and distribution. Graphene in various structural nomenclatures have been used by various groups for charge storage. Graphene nanoplates (GNP), with narrow mesopore distributions have been effectively used for SEDLCs. SEDLCs assembled with GNP and blends of GNP with Vulcan XC and solid polymer electrolyte like Nafion show exceptional performance. The cyclic voltammetric studies show that they support high scan rates with substantial smaller capacitance drop as we increase scan rates. Optimization of the electrode structure in terms of blend percentage, binder content and interface character in the frequency and time domain provides excellent insight into the double-layer interface. © 2014 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

Applied Physics A

Study of storage capacity in various carbon/graphene-based solid-state supercapacitors

We present the electrochemical performance of solid-state EDLCs constructed using composites of perfluorosulfonic acid polymer (Nafion) with micro porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane and with cellulose acetate (CA), as electrolyte with carbon as electrodes (surface area: 260 m2 g -1). The performance is compared with EDLCs constructed with perfluorosulfonic acid polymer as electrolyte. Scanning electron microscopy is used to study the morphology of the composite electrolyte while micro-Raman and IR measurements determine the integrity of the composite. The performance of the EDLC with perfluorosulfonic acid and PTFE composite electrolyte is good and comparable with the performance of the EDLC with pure perfluorosulfonic acid polymer electrolyte. A specific capacitance of 16 F g-1 is obtained for this EDLC with a maximum working potential of 2.0 V. There is an increase in the equivalent series resistance value from 0.08 Ω for the Nafion EDLC to 4.1 Ω for the Nafion/PTFE composite EDLC. However, the performance of the EDLC with the composite of Nafion/CA is poor due to substantial increase in ESR. The probable reasons are discussed. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

Journal of Applied Electrochemistry

Performance of EDLCs using Nafion and Nafion composites as electrolyte

Various carbon-carbon EDLCs were assembled with ionic polymers of perfluorosulphonic acid polymer in the H+, Na+ and K + forms, composites of polytetrafluoro ethylene (PTFE) and perfluorosulphonic acid, PVA-KOH, sulphonated PEEK and PVdF. The surface area of the carbon used in these EDLCs is 260 m2/gm. CV, EIS and discharge profiles were used for characterization. The working voltage of these EDLCs was 2V. The specific capacitance was found to be 20 F/g, 40 F/g and 55 F/g for the perflurosulphonic acid electrolyte in H+, Na+ and K +, respectively. A specific capacitance of 16 F/g was obtained for the EDLC with the composite of PTFE/perluorosulphonic acid and 7.5 F/g and 1.0 F/g for PVA-KOH and sulphonated PEEK electrolyte, respectively. Modules of 5F (2.0V) were developed using carbon electrodes and composites of PTFE/perflurosulphonic as electrolyte. The maximum energy stored in these modules, was of the order of 7.5 Watth/kg. ©The Electrochemical Society.

Solid state EDLCs using various ionic polymers: A study

Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems

10.14447/jnmes.v21i3

Journal of Power Sources

High rate all-solid electrochemical capacitors using proton conducting polymer electrolytes

Journal	ECS Transactions
Publisher	The Electrochemical Society
ISSN	19385862
Open Access	No