Fabrication of a polymer battery based on polypyrrole electrodes and a polymer gel electrolyte

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OSTI ID:162918

Killian, J G; Coffey, B M; Poehler, T O; Searson, P C ^[1]

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1. Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering

The electronic conductivity and redox behavior of conjugated polymers make them suitable for charge storage applications. The authors present preliminary results for an all polymer system consisting of a p-doped polypyrrole cathode and pseudo n-doped polypyrrole/polystyrenesulfonate anode. Using a thin film construction technique, electrodes were assembled into cells using a polymer gel electrolyte based on polyacrylonitrile, which has a high room temperature conductivity. Charge capacities of 13 mAh g{sup {minus}1} based on the mass of the electroactive polymer in the cathode have been obtained for over 100 cycles.

• OSTI ID: 162918
• Report Number(s): CONF-950412--; ISBN 1-55899-296-0
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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25 ENERGY STORAGE
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
CARBON FIBERS
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
CURRENT DENSITY
DESIGN
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRIC CHARGES
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRODES
ELECTROLYTES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FABRICATION
GELS
MOISTURE
NITRILES
ORGANIC POLYMERS
OXIDATION
PERFORMANCE TESTING
POLYSTYRENE
PYRROLES
REDUCTION
SULFONATES
TITANIUM