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http://dx.doi.org/10.12925/jkocs.2016.33.3.587

Fabrication and characterization of a Flexible Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) Electrode based on Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs)  

Du, Jin Feng (Department of chemical engineering, Daejin University)
Kim, Jang Hun (Department of chemical engineering, Daejin University)
Kim, Yong Ryeol (Department of chemical engineering, Daejin University)
Jeong, Hyeon Taek (Department of chemical engineering, Daejin University)
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Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology / v.33, no.3, 2016 , pp. 587-592 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, flexible acid treated single walled carbon nanotubes (A-SWCNTs) electrodes were fabricated by using gold coated PET substrate and spray coating technique. The acid-treatment method was conducted to introduce functional groups on the SWCNTs wall, which could improve dispersability of the SWCNTs and its electrochemical property. The electrochemical properties of flexible A-SWCNTs electrode were carried out by cyclic voltammetry(CV), electrochemical impedance were carried out by cyclic voltammetry(CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) and galvanostatic charge/discharge (GCD) cycles. As a results, The specific capacitance value of the unbent A-SWCNTs electrode was $67F{\cdot}g^{-1}$, which decreased to $63F{\cdot}g^{-1}$ (94% retention) after 1000 GCD cycles. Interestingly, the specific capacitance of the unbent A-SWCNTs electrode with application of the 1000 GCD cycles was retained even after 500 bending to $30^{\circ}$ with 6000 GCD cycles.
Keywords
flexible; spray coating; single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWCNTs); polyethylene terephthalate(PET); electrodes;
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