Conductive polypyrrole–bacterial cellulose nanocomposite membranes as flexible supercapacitor electrode
作者：Jie Xu, Ligen Zhu, Zikui Bai, Guijie Liang, Li Liu, Dong Fang, Weilin Xu
關鍵字：flexible supercapacitor electrode
論文來源：期刊
具體來源：Organic Electronics
發表時間：2013年
Conductive nanocomposite membranes of polypyrrole/bacterial cellulose (PPy/BC) were
fabricated in situ by oxidative polymerization of pyrrole with iron (III) chloride as an oxidant and BC as a template. The morphology of the PPy/BC membrane indicated that PPy
nanoparticles deposited on the BC surface connected to form a continuous nanosheath
structure by taking along the BC nanofiber. The flexible PPy/BC membrane obtained with
the optimized reaction condition exhibited a high electrical conductivity of 3.9 S cm1,
which was hardly affected by bending stress. The PPy/BC membrane could be directly used
as flexible supercapacitor electrodes, with a maximum discharge capacity of 101.9 mA h g1 (459.5 F g1) at 0.16 A g1 current density. The capacity decreased with charge/discharge cycling, which is attributed to mechanical degradation of PPy as evidenced by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).