A bi-functional configuration for a metal-oxide film supercapacitor

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Jianjun Wei, Associate Professor (Creator)
Lifeng Zhang (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
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Abstract: Transition metal oxides can introduce high pseudocapacitance to an electric double layer capacitor for storing more electrical charges. Their role can be more than that since they possess high dielectric constant. Here, we propose a self-sustainable bi-functional configuration by eliminating traditional separator of a metal oxide film supercapacitor that is capable of providing good energy storage performance. We take advantage of super-aligned electrospun carbon nanofibers (SA-ECNFs) as an interconnected scaffold, coupling with electrochemical deposition of a-MnO2 layers at different currents to introduce pseudocapacitance while providing dielectric layer functioning as a separator to assemble a state-of-the-art supercapacitor. The good electrochemical performance of galvanic charge-discharge specific capacitance at 141?F?g-1 and energy density at 12.5?Wh kg-1 offers the promising applications in the energy storage field. [The original abstract for this article contains (characters/images) that cannot be displayed here. Please click on the link below to read the full abstract and article.]

Additional Information

Publication
Journal of Power Sources. 2019, 409 (1), 1-5
Language: English
Date: 2019
Keywords
Energy storage, Nano-architecture, Separator, Electrospun carbon nanofibers, Manganese dioxide

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