FlatChemPub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100735
Jingjing Wang , Ruonan Liu , Yuxin Qiao, Shuxin Liu, Chuanguang Qin
{"title":"Photocatalytic activities of graphene quantum dots constructed from four different nitropyrenes on water redox reaction and organic pollutant degradation","authors":"Jingjing Wang , Ruonan Liu , Yuxin Qiao, Shuxin Liu, Chuanguang Qin","doi":"10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100735","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100735","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are nanometer-sized fragments of graphene with unique characters, which make them as new interesting application candidates in the fields of chemical, environmental and energy engineering. In this paper, the four nitropyrenes with different nitration degree, such as mononitropyrene, dinitropyrene, trinitropyrene and tetranitropyrene, were successfully synthesized and used to rationally construct corresponding graphite phase quantum dots named GQD(1), GQD(2), GQD(3) and GQD(4) in turn. Subsequently, the relationship between the structure and photocatalytic activity of different intermediates for the preparation of GQD were systematically studied. Degree of polymerization and lateral size of GQDs prepared with different intermediates significantly affected their photocatalytic performance. Through comparision of the photocatalytic water splitting reaction of four GQDs, it was found that GQD(4) had the best photocatalytic efficiency among four GQDs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":316,"journal":{"name":"FlatChem","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 100735"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142158468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FlatChemPub Date : 2024-08-24DOI: 10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100731
Jiaying Wang , Zhe Shi , Jiani Gong, Xianglin Zhou, Jiaming Li, Zhiyang Lyu
{"title":"3D printing of graphene-based aerogels and their applications","authors":"Jiaying Wang , Zhe Shi , Jiani Gong, Xianglin Zhou, Jiaming Li, Zhiyang Lyu","doi":"10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100731","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100731","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Aerogels, as extraordinarily lightweight and porous functional nanomaterials, have garnered significant interest in both academia and industry over the past few decades. Graphene-based aerogels, in particular, stand out due to their excellent conductivity properties, high specific surface area, and efficient adsorption efficiency. Despite these advantageous properties, aerogels face challenges in mechanical durability, complicating their processing, especially in applications requiring complex structures. 3D printing technology holds promise for overcoming these limitations through its capabilities in microscale manufacturing, rapid prototyping, and arbitrary shaping. This review summarizes the advantages of graphene-based aerogels and compares various 3D printing techniques used for aerogel fabrication. Furthermore, it also highlights the energy and environmental applications of 3D-printed graphene and graphene-based composite aerogels, including batteries, supercapacitors, electromagnetic shielding, sensors, etc. The review concludes with an exploration of current challenges and provides an outlook on future developments in the 3D printing of graphene-based aerogels.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":316,"journal":{"name":"FlatChem","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 100731"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142087282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FlatChemPub Date : 2024-08-22DOI: 10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100726
David Nugroho , Young Jun Joo , Kwang Youn Cho , Rachadaporn Benchawattananon , Saksit Chanthai , Lei Zhu , Won-Chun Oh
{"title":"Novel synthesis of Ti3C2 MXene/ZnO/CdSe for sonoelectron and photoelectron triggered synergetic sonophotocatalytic degradation with various antibiotics","authors":"David Nugroho , Young Jun Joo , Kwang Youn Cho , Rachadaporn Benchawattananon , Saksit Chanthai , Lei Zhu , Won-Chun Oh","doi":"10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100726","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100726","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A straightforward and precise method was employed to generate Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub> MXene/ZnO/CdSe photocatalysts by a simple synthesis process involving calcination at a temperature of 400 °C. Optical, structural, morphology, microstructure, and compositional properties of these catalysts were characterized. Results demonstrated that the presence of ZnO and CdSe doping sustained their existence inside the Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub> MXene structure. Effects of catalyst powder, pollutant powder, and different degrading methods such as sonophotocatalytic, sonocatalytic, and photocatalytic methods on various antibiotic pollutants were then compared. The degradation efficiencies of sonophotocatalytic method were found to be highly efficient, resulting of 99.99, 99.98, and 99.90 % for ciprofloxacin, amoxicillin, and ofloxacin, respectively. Analysis of scavenger effect also illustrated the deterioration of ciprofloxacin and amoxicillin, suggesting that superoxide radicals (<sup><img></sup>O<sub>2</sub><sup>−</sup>) had a substantial role in the sonophotocatalytic degradation process. Based on data obtained for ofloxacin, it was clear that the existence of holes (h<sup>+</sup> quencher) affected the deterioration of ofloxacin in the system. Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub> MXene/ZnO/CdSe had a performance in electrochemical sensing. Limits of detection (LODs) for ciprofloxacin, amoxicillin, and ofloxacin were 39.29, 4.49, and 13.04 ppm, respectively. Limits of quantification (LOQs) for ciprofloxacin, amoxicillin, and ofloxacin were 119, 13.61, and 39.52 ppm, respectively. Efficient degradation of pollutants using visible light can be achieved by employing straightforwardly manufactured Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub> MXene/ZnO/CdSe photocatalysts, making them a practical and promising option.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":316,"journal":{"name":"FlatChem","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 100726"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142044316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FlatChemPub Date : 2024-08-22DOI: 10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100727
Heera T. Nair , Prafulla K. Jha , Brahmananda Chakraborty
{"title":"High-capacity hydrogen storage in Li-decorated newly synthesized 2D polyaramid: Insights from density functional theory","authors":"Heera T. Nair , Prafulla K. Jha , Brahmananda Chakraborty","doi":"10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100727","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100727","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Using Density Functional Theory, a newly synthesised 2-dimensional polyaramid (2dpa) system decorated with Li is explored for its hydrogen storage capability, and interesting results are obtained. Various sites on 2dpa are studied to ascertain the finest location for Li-decoration. The optimum configuration for hydrogen storage is then achieved by successively adding H<sub>2</sub> molecules, till it satisfies the adsorption energy window as prescribed by DoE (0.2–0.7 eV/H<sub>2</sub>). Li has a good binding energy of −2.78 eV on 2dpa, higher than the cohesive energy for Li and thus prevents any possibilities of clustering. Yet the clustering has been checked by calculating the diffusion energy barrier for the Li atom which came to be around 1.92 eV. The average binding energy for H<sub>2</sub> on 2dpa + Li came to be −0.25 eV and the gravimetric weight percent with 3Li on 2dpa and 6H<sub>2</sub> molecules attached to each Li comes to be 10.62. Both values meet the conditions set by the US DoE for solid-state hydrogen storage systems. The thermal and dynamic stability of the system has been investigated using Ab initio Molecular Dynamics simulations and computing phonon spectra. Our theoretical results on newly synthesized 2D material may inspire the experimentalist to design a 2dpa-based high-capacity hydrogen storage device.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":316,"journal":{"name":"FlatChem","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 100727"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142048874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FlatChemPub Date : 2024-08-19DOI: 10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100730
Norulsamani Abdullah , Nurul Atiqah Izzati Md Ishak , K.H. Tan , M.A. Zaed , R. Saidur , A.K. Pandey
{"title":"Investigating the impact of various etching agents on Ti3C2Tx MXene synthesis for electrochemical energy conversion","authors":"Norulsamani Abdullah , Nurul Atiqah Izzati Md Ishak , K.H. Tan , M.A. Zaed , R. Saidur , A.K. Pandey","doi":"10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100730","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100730","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>MXenes represent a revolutionary class of two-dimensional (2D) materials that have garnered significant attention due to their unique properties, including excellent electrical conductivity, and remarkable mechanical strength. This study investigates the influence of different etching agents on the synthesis of MXenes for electrochemical energy conversion applications, particularly in methanol oxidation reactions (MOR). Morphological characterization, particle distribution and sizing, elemental analysis, and surface chemistry assessments were conducted using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), elemental mapping, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), x-ray diffraction (XRD), and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Electrochemical techniques such as cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical active surface area (ECSA), Tafel analysis, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and long-term stability assessment were employed. The study reveals that PtRu/MXene synthesized with the FeF<sub>3</sub>/HCl etching route exhibits the highest ECSA value and peak current density, being 12.3 times and 3.63 times higher than those achieved via the LiF/HCl etching route. The kinetic rate, tolerance to catalyst poisoning and long-term stability also show the better results for this etching route. These findings suggest promising potential for PtRu/MXene_FeF<sub>3</sub>/HCl as an effective anodic electrocatalyst in direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":316,"journal":{"name":"FlatChem","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 100730"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142040006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FlatChemPub Date : 2024-08-18DOI: 10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100729
Nura Ibrahim , Lawal Mohammed , Sadiq Umar , Davide Ceresoli , Qinfang Zhang
{"title":"2d van der Waal SiC/borophene heterostructure as a promising anode for high-capacity Li ion battery: First principles study","authors":"Nura Ibrahim , Lawal Mohammed , Sadiq Umar , Davide Ceresoli , Qinfang Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100729","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100729","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We constructed SiC/borophene heterostructure based on the method of commensurate lattice with supercell approach and studied the structural, electronic and electrochemical properties using density functional theory (DFT). The interfacial binding energy of SiC/borophene is as high as −26.07 meV/Å<sup>2</sup>. Significant amounts of charge were found to drift from SiC to borophene, resulting in interfacial charge redistribution and increased Li binding affinity on the surfaces. The electronic properties of SiC/borophene showed pronounced metallic conductivity, a trait conducive to anodic applications in electrochemical cells. The calculated Li adsorption energy at the interface of SiC/borophene is −2.23 eV. Multiple layer adsorption is also observed, with the heterostructure retaining much of its structural integrity after adatom adsorption, indicating possible good cycling stability. At the maximum concentration, the Li storage capacity for SiC/borophene is 1980.63 mAh/g, surpassing a large variety of other reported 2D complexes. Also, an overall average operating voltage of 1.06 V is maintained in the structure, which is in proximity of the optimal 1.5 V threshold requisite for anodic operations. The diffusion energy barriers associated with lithium ion migration across the three distinct adsorption sites of the heterostructure all reveal a nominal magnitude with the lowest barrier energy of 0.54 eV at the top of borophene adsorption layer and site. These findings show that SiC/borophene could be used as an anode in very high-capacity lithium-ion batteries.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":316,"journal":{"name":"FlatChem","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 100729"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142044315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FlatChemPub Date : 2024-08-17DOI: 10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100728
Ying Liu , Junhao Luo , Hongwei Zeng , Jing Xu , Yao Wang , Yuming Dong , Jiawei Zhang
{"title":"Boosting acidic hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis on 2D metal-organic framework nanosheets based on cobalt porphyrins","authors":"Ying Liu , Junhao Luo , Hongwei Zeng , Jing Xu , Yao Wang , Yuming Dong , Jiawei Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100728","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100728","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The 2-electron electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction (2e<sup>−</sup> ORR) to hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) represents a promising strategy to resolve the high energy consumption and increasing environmental concerns inherent in the traditional anthraquinone process. The acidic 2e<sup>−</sup> ORR has emerged as an exciting alternative for industrial-level H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> production, whereas is hampered by the inferior H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> selectivity due to the uncontrollable proton-coupled electron transfer processes in an acidic environment. Herein, an ultrathin 2D metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) nanosheet based on cobalt tetra(4-carboxyphenyl) porphine (Co-TCPP NSs) is designed to promote H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> selectivity up to 96.5 %, accompanied with a remarkable H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> generation rate of 4677.42 mg·L<sup>−1</sup>·h<sup>−1</sup>. Of note, the Co-TCPP NSs also demonstrate its potential for the electro-Fenton process with a cumulative H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> concentration of 1.21 wt%, highlighting its practical potential in portable H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> generation electrochemical devices for distributed applications. Our findings demonstrated that the efficient H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> electrosynthesis could be attributed to the attenuated *OOH adsorption over Co-N<sub>4</sub> moiety on the Co-TCPP NSs, which consequently suppresses its further reduction to form H<sub>2</sub>O. This work highlights the potential of 2D MOF architecture for the 2e<sup>−</sup> ORR and provides an atomic-level insight into the enhanced H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> selectivity.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":316,"journal":{"name":"FlatChem","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 100728"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142021474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FlatChemPub Date : 2024-08-15DOI: 10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100725
Xia Xu , Changchun Chen , Yisheng Shi , Sunyao Chen , Yifeng Wang , Lin Pan , Zishen Guan
{"title":"NH2-MIL-125(Ti-Zr) synergized with WO3 to construct S-Scheme heterojunction photocatalysts for highly efficient degradation of organic dyes and tetracycline in water","authors":"Xia Xu , Changchun Chen , Yisheng Shi , Sunyao Chen , Yifeng Wang , Lin Pan , Zishen Guan","doi":"10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100725","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100725","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The rapid treatment of organic dyes and tetracycline (TC) in industrial wastewater requires highly efficient semiconductor photocatalysts. In this study, the S-Scheme NH<sub>2</sub>-MIL-125 (Ti-Zr)/ WO<sub>3</sub> composite material was successfully synthesized using a two-step hydrothermal method. A comprehensive analysis using X-ray Diffraction (XRD), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM), and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) images revealed that WO<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles are intimately anchored on the NH<sub>2</sub>-MIL-125 (Ti-Zr) nanodisks, forming a closely packed heterostructure. The bandgap values of WO<sub>3</sub> and NH<sub>2</sub>-MIL-125 (Ti-Zr) were determined to be 2.58 eV and 2.67 eV, respectively. Through Response Surface Methodology (RSM), the optimal photocatalytic conditions for the degradation of simulated pollutants in real aqueous environments by the synthesized photocatalysts were explored. Under the full-spectrum irradiation of a 300 W xenon lamp, the TZW-2 composite photocatalyst exhibited a degradation rate of RhB, MB, and TC solutions as high as 95.7 %, 96.7 %, and 93 % within 90 min, respectively. The excellent photocatalytic performance of the composite photocatalyst originates from the establishment of S-scheme heterojunctions between NH<sub>2</sub>-MIL-125 (Ti-Zr) and WO<sub>3</sub>, which was confirmed by various characterization techniques such as XPS valence spectra, photoelectrochemistry, and free radical trapping experiments. The excellent stability of the prepared composite photocatalyst was further validated through three cycling test experiments. This work presents new ideas for constructing novel S-Scheme photocatalysts by combining bimetallic cluster MOFs and metal oxides for wastewater treatment.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":316,"journal":{"name":"FlatChem","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 100725"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142021475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FlatChemPub Date : 2024-08-10DOI: 10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100723
Deepak Dabur , Yun Cheih Chiu , Hui-Fen Wu
{"title":"AIEE based fluorescent detection of Enrofloxacin using methyl isobutyl ketone as a backbone for the resilient 2D MIBK-Sn nanosheets","authors":"Deepak Dabur , Yun Cheih Chiu , Hui-Fen Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100723","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100723","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>For the first time, we proposed a novel approach to create enduring and robust fluorescent nanosheets by using MIBK as the backbone to form the 2D MIBK-Sn nanosheets (2D MIBK-Sn NS) for detecting ENR. These nanosheets were synthesized in situ using probe ultrasonication to facilitate the formation of MIBK-based 2D tin nanosheets. The LOD and LOQ for ENR in aqueous solutions was 4.90 and 16.1 nM, respectively. Linear calibration curves were obtained with correlation coefficient (R<sup>2</sup>) = 0.9920 in a linear range of 0–2 µM. Recovery results from real samples ranged from 90 to 106 % of the nominal values. Milk and urine samples were analyzed at concentrations ranging from 0.3 to 1.7 µM.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":316,"journal":{"name":"FlatChem","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 100723"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142083923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FlatChemPub Date : 2024-08-05DOI: 10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100724
Amjid Rafique , Isabel Ferreira , Nenad Bundaleski , O.M.N.D. Teodoro , Ana C. Baptista
{"title":"Enhancing charge storage capacity of cellulose-sweat-based electrolyte flexible supercapacitors with electrochemically exfoliated free-standing carbon yarn electrodes","authors":"Amjid Rafique , Isabel Ferreira , Nenad Bundaleski , O.M.N.D. Teodoro , Ana C. Baptista","doi":"10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100724","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100724","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Internet of Things (IoT) provides an interface between different electronic devices such as flexible electronics, and e-textiles to capture and receive real-time data and help humans to devise systems that will adequately respond to these environmental stimuli. The main limitations of these devices to work 24/7 are the lack of continuous power supply and easy integration into textiles to perform their functions. The other issues are poor adhesion of active materials with substrates and peeling-off of active material from the electrode substrates and consequently, degradation of electrochemical performance. A potential and evolving strategy is fabricating a current collector-less and integrable carbon yarn-based energy storage device. Herein, we are presenting a facile and novel technique to exfoliate carbon yarn fibers to enhance their electrochemical performance by 3 orders of magnitude. Activated carbon yarn wires acting as current collector-less electrodes along with cellulose acetate-based composite separators offer a large surface area to simulated sweat electrolyte ions and show a gravimetric capacitance of 11.28 Fg<sup>−1</sup> at the scan rate of 5 mVs<sup>−1</sup>. Activated carbon yarn-based symmetric supercapacitor device in a simulated sweat solution electrolyte offers excellent cyclic and bending stability with over 95 % capacitance retention in both tests.</p></div><div><h3>Theoretical insight</h3><p>Supercapacitors (SCs) comprise many active and passive elements. The most passive and vital elements are current collectors, separators, binders, electrolytes, and packaging. Two key elements, current collector and binders can be eliminated by developing current collector-free or free-standing electrodes. Carbonaceous materials such as graphene <span><span>[1]</span></span>, <span><span>[2]</span></span>, carbon nanotubes (CNT) <span><span>[3]</span></span>, porous carbon <span><span>[2]</span></span>, and carbon onions<span><span>[4]</span></span>, <span><span>[5]</span></span> are common alternatives of active materials for SCs electrodes owing to their low cost, chemical stability, large surface area, and high electrical conductivity. These active materials show exceptional attributes such as long cyclic life, and high-rate capability owing to their intrinsic operation mechanism e.g., surface charge storage due to large surface area. However, they also suffer from low specific capacitance ascribed to low surface area exposed to electrolyte ions and low charge storage due to poor wettability. The most efficient technique to address this problem is to incorporate doped heteroatoms or surface functional groups such as surface oxygen groups present on the surface of carbon yarn. The inclusion of these doped heteroatoms and functional groups boosts the intrinsic properties, such as electrical conductivity, and wettability. The increased electro-active surface area offers more active sites for electrolyte ions, resulting in mor","PeriodicalId":316,"journal":{"name":"FlatChem","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 100724"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452262724001181/pdfft?md5=fa459ea952209fb845c2be489f14eafa&pid=1-s2.0-S2452262724001181-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141948775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}