High rate capacitive performance of single-walled carbon nanotube aerogels

Van Aken, Katherine L.; Pérez, Carlos R.; Oh, Youngseok; Beidaghi, Majid; Joo Jeong, Yeon; Islam, Mohammad F.; Gogotsi, Yury

doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2015.05.028

Title: High rate capacitive performance of single-walled carbon nanotube aerogels

Journal Article · Sat May 30 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Nano Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2015.05.028· OSTI ID:1265520

Van Aken, Katherine L. ^[1]; Pérez, Carlos R. ^[2]; Oh, Youngseok ^[3]; Beidaghi, Majid ^[1]; Joo Jeong, Yeon ^[3]; Islam, Mohammad F. ^[3]; Gogotsi, Yury ^[1]

Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States). A. J. Drexel Nanomaterials Inst.. Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States). A. J. Drexel Nanomaterials Inst.. Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering; Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering

Single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) aerogels produced by critical-point-drying of wet-gel precursors exhibit unique properties, such as high surface-area-to-volume and strength-to-weight ratios. They are free-standing, are binder-free, and can be scaled to thicknesses of more than 1 mm. In this paper, we examine the electric double layer capacitive behavior of these materials using a common room temperature ionic liquid electrolyte, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (EMI-TFSI). Electrochemical performance is assessed through galvanostatic cycling, cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy. Results indicate stable capacitive performance over 10,000 cycles as well as an impressive performance at high charge and discharge rates, due to accessible pore networks and enhanced electronic and ionic conductivities of SWCNT aerogels. Finally, these materials can find applications in mechanically compressible and flexible supercapacitor devices with high power requirements.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Fluid Interface Reactions, Structures and Transport Center (FIRST)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Contributing Organization:: Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States); Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1265520

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1251827

Journal Information:: Nano Energy, Vol. 15; ISSN 2211-2855

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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