In situ Chemical Deposition of Polyaniline on Activated Carbon for Electrochemical Capacitors
- 17 January 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Chinese Journal of Chemistry
- Vol. 24 (1) , 13-16
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cjoc.200690008
Abstract
Polyaniline (PA) film was chemically deposited onto the surface of activated carbon (AC) uniformly. Chemical deposition was carried out in 0.1 mol/L aniline plus 0.5 mol/L H2SO4 solution adopting V2O5·nH2O coated on the surface of activated carbon as oxidant. The surface morphologies and structures of the composite materials were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and FT‐IR spectra. The electrochemical properties of the composite material electrodes were studied by cyclic voltammetry and constant current charge/discharge tests in 1 mol/L H2SO4 solutions. The specific capacitance of composite materials was exhibited as high as 237.5 F/g at a current density of 1.0 A/g compared with a value of 120 F/g for pure carbon electrode. Good power characteristic and good stability of composite electrodes were also demonstrated.Keywords
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