Korean Journal of Materials Research (한국재료학회지)

Materials Research Society of Korea (한국재료학회)
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Surface Functionalization of Carbon Fiber for High-Performance Fibrous Supercapacitor

고성능 섬유형 슈퍼커패시터를 위한 탄소섬유의 표면 기능화

  • Lee, Young-Geun (Department of Energy Engineering, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • An, Geon-Hyoung (Department of Energy Engineering, Gyeongsang National University)
  • 이영근 (경상국립대학교 에너지공학과) ;
  • 안건형 (경상국립대학교 에너지공학과)
  • Received : 2022.01.11
  • Accepted : 2022.02.10
  • Published : 2022.02.27
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Abstract

Fibrous supercapacitors (FSs), owing to their high power density, good safety characteristic, and high flexibility, have recently been in the spotlight as energy storage devices for wearable electronics. However, despite these advantages, FCs face many challenges related to their active material of carbon fiber (CF). CF has low surface area and poor wettability between electrode and electrolyte, which result in low capacitance and poor long-term stability at high current densities. To overcome these limits, fibrous supercapacitors made using surface-activated CF (FS-SACF) are here suggested; these materials have improved specific surface area and better wettability, obtained by introducing porous structure and oxygen-containing functional groups on the CF surface, respectively, through surface engineering. The FS-SACF shows an improved ion diffusion coefficient and better electrochemical performance, including high specific capacity of 223.6 mF cm-2 at current density of 10 ㎂ cm-2, high-rate performance of 171.2 mF cm-2 at current density of 50.0 ㎂ cm-2, and remarkable, ultrafast cycling stability (96.2 % after 1,000 cycles at current density of 250.0 ㎂ cm-2). The excellent electrochemical performance is definitely due to the effects of surface functionalization on CF, leading to improved specific surface area and superior ion diffusion capability.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (NRF- 2020R1C1C1010611).

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