Abstract
Manufacturing
high‐performance
and
cost‐affordable
non‐metallic,
electroactive
1D
carbon
material
for
energy
storage
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
(HER)
is
of
foremost
importance
to
respond
positively
the
impending
crisis.
Porous
N‐doped
nanofiber
(PNCNF)
successfully
synthesized
by
electrospinning,
using
selenium
nanoparticles
as
a
sacrificial
template
(where
Se
reutilized
ZIF‐67
selenization
bi‐process,
surface
PNCNF
modified
with
poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene)
(PNCNT/PEDOT)
electropolymerization.
The
prepared
materials
are
found
ideal
(supercapacitor)
electrocatalysis
(HER).
bi‐functional
has
shown
excellent
capability
specific
capacitance
(C
S
)
230
F
g
−1
395
(PNCNF/PEDOT),
symmetric
supercapacitor
device,
PNCNF/PEDOT//PEDOT/PNCNF,
exhibits
32.4
Wh
kg
density
at
14400
W
power
96.6%
Coulombic
efficiency
106%
C
end
5000
charge–discharge
cycles.
rate
cell
PNCNF/PEDOT
51%
current
increase
from
1
8
A
,
while
that
meager
29%
only.
Electrocatalytic
HER
electrode
achieved
an
overpotential
281
mV@10
mA
cm
−2
relative
Pt/C
low
Tafel
slop
value
96
mV
dec
.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Дек. 10, 2024
Abstract
Zinc‐ion
batteries
(ZIBs)
show
great
promise
for
next‐generation
energy
storage,
but
their
performance
at
low
temperatures
is
severely
hindered
by
sluggish
desolvation
kinetics
cathode‐electrolyte
interface.
To
address
this
limitation,
a
zincophilic‐hydrophobic
poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene)
(PEDOT)
modified
layer
proposed
on
V
5
O
12
•6H
2
cathode.
Ab
initio
molecular
dynamics
simulations
indicate
that
modification
strategy
promotes
Zn
⁺
adsorption
and
reduces
the
free
dissociating
hydrated
2+
to
form
interface,
across
temperature
of
280
240
K.
As
result,
PEDOT‐modified
cathode
exhibits
significantly
improved
diffusion
kinetics,
delivering
superior
rate
with
remarkable
capacity
226.5
mAh
g⁻¹
40
A
g⁻¹.
Notably,
even
−30
°C,
maintains
high
268.3
mA
0.2
robust
retention
(92.4%)
over
1,000
cycles
1
This
approach
markedly
improves
low‐temperature
operational
efficiency,
highlighting
potential
interface
engineering
advance
zinc‐ion
in
cold
environments.
ACS Applied Nano Materials,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
5(12), С. 19006 - 19016
Опубликована: Дек. 7, 2022
Suppressing
sheets
stacking
of
graphene
oxide
(GO)
films
by
introducing
conductive
polymers
proves
to
be
an
effective
way
develop
graphene-based
electrodes
for
electrochemical
energy
storage.
This
work
reports
a
facile
method
the
preparation
poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/GO
(PEDOT/GO)
hybrid
incorporating
poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(4-styrenesulfonate)
(PEDOT:PSS)
between
GO
sheets.
The
subsequent
dissolution
partial
PSS
substantially
promotes
ion
diffusion
kinetics
and
simultaneously
enhances
film
conductivity
up
931
S
m–1.
It
has
specific
capacitance
210
F
g–1
retains
98%
its
after
10
000
cycles.
Further
reduction
PEDOT/GO
in
hydrazine
vapor
converts
chemically
reduced
oxides
(rGO)
expands
compact
into
foam-like
structure.
Due
more
opened
electrochemically
active
sites
favorable
pathways,
enhanced
capacitive
performance
including
larger
performances
257
g–1,
higher
rate
capability
54%
0.2–10
A
superior
cycling
stability
with
97%
preservation
over
cycles
been
achieved
PEDOT/rGO
film.
An
all-solid-state
capacitor
assembled
also
demonstrates
good
satisfactory
flexibility
at
large
bending
angles.
Abstract
Manufacturing
high‐performance
and
cost‐affordable
non‐metallic,
electroactive
1D
carbon
material
for
energy
storage
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
(HER)
is
of
foremost
importance
to
respond
positively
the
impending
crisis.
Porous
N‐doped
nanofiber
(PNCNF)
successfully
synthesized
by
electrospinning,
using
selenium
nanoparticles
as
a
sacrificial
template
(where
Se
reutilized
ZIF‐67
selenization
bi‐process,
surface
PNCNF
modified
with
poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene)
(PNCNT/PEDOT)
electropolymerization.
The
prepared
materials
are
found
ideal
(supercapacitor)
electrocatalysis
(HER).
bi‐functional
has
shown
excellent
capability
specific
capacitance
(C
S
)
230
F
g
−1
395
(PNCNF/PEDOT),
symmetric
supercapacitor
device,
PNCNF/PEDOT//PEDOT/PNCNF,
exhibits
32.4
Wh
kg
density
at
14400
W
power
96.6%
Coulombic
efficiency
106%
C
end
5000
charge–discharge
cycles.
rate
cell
PNCNF/PEDOT
51%
current
increase
from
1
8
A
,
while
that
meager
29%
only.
Electrocatalytic
HER
electrode
achieved
an
overpotential
281
mV@10
mA
cm
−2
relative
Pt/C
low
Tafel
slop
value
96
mV
dec
.