Electrochemical Characteristics of Supercapacitor Based on Amorphous Ruthenium Oxide In Aqueous Acidic Medium

A supercapacitor was developed using an amorphous ruthenium oxide material. The electrode of supercapacitor was prepared using an amorphous ruthenium oxide, which was synthesized from ruthenium trichloide hydrate$(RuCl_3{\cdo5}xH_2O)$. Thin film of tantalum was used as a current collector because it had wide. potential window characteristics than titanium and 575304 materials. A supercapacitor was assembled with ruthenium oxide as an electrode active material and 4.8M sulfuric acid solution as an electrolyte. The specific capacitance of the electrode was tested by a cyclic voltammetry using a half cell. The maximum differential specific capacitances during the oxidative and the reductive scans were 710 and $645\;F/g-RuO_2{\cdot}nH_2O$, respectively. The average specific capacitance was $521\;F/g-RuO_2{\cdot}nH_2O$. The assembled supercapacitor was protonated to the potential level of 0.5V vs. SCE. Super-capacitor, which was adjusted to the appropriate protonation level, had the specific capacitance of $151\;F/g-RuO_2{\cdot}nH_2O$ based on the concept of full cell.

비정질 루테늄 산화물을 사용한 수계 Supercapacitor의 전기화학적 특성

비정질 루테늄 산화물을 사용한 수퍼캐패시터를 개발하였다. 삼염화루테늄 수화물$(RuCl_3{\cdot}xH_2O)$로부터 제조한 비정질의 이산화루테늄 수화물$(RuO_2{\cdot}nH_2O)$을 사용하여 수퍼캐패시터 전극을 제조하였다. 집전체로는 티타늄 및 STS 304박막에 비해 보다 넓은 전위창을 가지는 탄탈륨 박막을 사용하였다. 제조한 전극과 4.8M 황산 전해액을 사용하여 수퍼캐패시터를 제조하였다. 전극의 비정전용량은 순환전위전류분석에서 미분 최대 값으로 산화 및 환원 과정 각각 710 및 $645\;F/g-RuO_2{\cdot}nH_2O$이었으며, 평균값은 $521\;F/g-RuO_2{\cdot}nH_2O$으로 나타났다. 수퍼캐패시터를 포화카로멜기준전극에 대하여 0.5 V로 protonation level을 조정하고, 충방전 시험한 바, $151\;F/g-RuO_2{\cdot}nH_2O$의 비정전용량을 나타내었다.