{"title":"Inkjet printing of silver/graphene flexible composite electrodes for high-performance supercapacitors","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.matchar.2024.114505","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study developed a silver/graphene flexible composite electrode using inkjet printing technology for high-performance supercapacitor. A rGO active layer was in-situ printed and reduced on the polypropylene non-woven fabric, and silver nanoparticles were simultaneously inserted and reduced to increase the interlayer spacing of the rGO active layer. This effectively reduced the self-stacking effect of rGO and improved the overall electrochemical performance. The successful in-situ reduction of GO and silver nitrate to rGO and silver nanoparticles was confirmed through morphological, structural, and surface chemical characterization. The 4Ag/rGO composite exhibits superior electrical conductivity, with a sheet resistance of 57.39 kΩ/sq., making it suitable for direct use as an electrode. In a three-electrode setup, these flexible composite electrodes demonstrated outstanding super capacitive performance, achieving a maximum specific capacitance of 800.30 F/g, excellent bendability, and remarkable cycle stability, with a capacitance retention of 104.9 % after over 2000 charge/discharge cycles at a current density of 0.25 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>. Furthermore, the composite electrodes exhibited a high energy density of up to 70.9 Wh/kg at a current density of 0.25 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>. The promising capacitive behavior and straightforward manufacturing process position the Ag/rGO hybrid electrodes as a potential material for future applications in next-generation flexible and wearable electronics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18727,"journal":{"name":"Materials Characterization","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Materials Characterization","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1044580324008866","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, CHARACTERIZATION & TESTING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This study developed a silver/graphene flexible composite electrode using inkjet printing technology for high-performance supercapacitor. A rGO active layer was in-situ printed and reduced on the polypropylene non-woven fabric, and silver nanoparticles were simultaneously inserted and reduced to increase the interlayer spacing of the rGO active layer. This effectively reduced the self-stacking effect of rGO and improved the overall electrochemical performance. The successful in-situ reduction of GO and silver nitrate to rGO and silver nanoparticles was confirmed through morphological, structural, and surface chemical characterization. The 4Ag/rGO composite exhibits superior electrical conductivity, with a sheet resistance of 57.39 kΩ/sq., making it suitable for direct use as an electrode. In a three-electrode setup, these flexible composite electrodes demonstrated outstanding super capacitive performance, achieving a maximum specific capacitance of 800.30 F/g, excellent bendability, and remarkable cycle stability, with a capacitance retention of 104.9 % after over 2000 charge/discharge cycles at a current density of 0.25 mA/cm2. Furthermore, the composite electrodes exhibited a high energy density of up to 70.9 Wh/kg at a current density of 0.25 mA/cm2. The promising capacitive behavior and straightforward manufacturing process position the Ag/rGO hybrid electrodes as a potential material for future applications in next-generation flexible and wearable electronics.
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Materials Characterization features original articles and state-of-the-art reviews on theoretical and practical aspects of the structure and behaviour of materials.
The Journal focuses on all characterization techniques, including all forms of microscopy (light, electron, acoustic, etc.,) and analysis (especially microanalysis and surface analytical techniques). Developments in both this wide range of techniques and their application to the quantification of the microstructure of materials are essential facets of the Journal.
The Journal provides the Materials Scientist/Engineer with up-to-date information on many types of materials with an underlying theme of explaining the behavior of materials using novel approaches. Materials covered by the journal include:
Metals & Alloys
Ceramics
Nanomaterials
Biomedical materials
Optical materials
Composites
Natural Materials.