Nanofibers/reduced graphene oxide/polypyrrole for High-performance electrode material

Yunhao Luan; Lingyun Jia; Wenli Liu; Pengtao Liu

doi:10.1515/npprj-2023-0029

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Nanofibers/reduced graphene oxide/polypyrrole for High-performance electrode material

Yunhao Luan , Lingyun Jia , Wenli Liu and Pengtao Liu

Published/Copyright: November 8, 2023

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From the journal Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal Volume 39 Issue 1

Abstract

This paper prepared the composite aerogel by adding graphene oxide (GO) and polypyrrole (PPy) to the cellulose nanofiber suspension. Then GO was reduced to RGO (reduced graphene oxide) with reducing agent, and CNFs/RGO/PPy composite aerogel with excellent conductivity was prepared. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) was adopted to analyze the structure and morphology of CNFs/RGO/PPy aerogel. Cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were employed to analyze its electrochemical properties. The results showed that the best structure and electrochemical effect could be obtained when the ratio of CNFs/RGO/PPy was 6:2:3. At the current density of 0.25 mA cm⁻², CNFs/RGO/PPy composite aerogel had higher electrochemical performance, and the specific capacitance was 330 F g⁻¹. As an energy storage material, the composite has excellent potential in electrode materials.

Keywords: aerogel; cellulose nanofiber; electrode materials; energy storage material

Corresponding author: Pengtao Liu, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China, E-mail: pengtaoliu@tust.edu.cn

Funding source: National Key Research and Development Plan

Award Identifier / Grant number: No. 2022YFC2105503

Acknowledgments

The financial support for this project was from the National Key Research and Development Plan (No. 2022YFC2105503).

Research ethics: Not applicable.
Author contributions: The authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
Competing interests: The authors state no conflict of interest.
Research funding: National Key Research and Development Plan (No. 2022YFC2105503).
Data availability: The raw data can be obtained on request from the corresponding author.

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Received: 2023-05-09

Accepted: 2023-10-26

Published Online: 2023-11-08

Published in Print: 2024-03-25

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