首页|Suppression of Self-Discharge in Aqueous Supercapacitor Devices Incorporating Highly Polar Nanofiber Separators

Suppression of Self-Discharge in Aqueous Supercapacitor Devices Incorporating Highly Polar Nanofiber Separators

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One of the major problems limiting the applications of electric double-layer(EDLC)supercapacitor devices is their inability to maintain their cell voltage over a significant period.Self-discharge is a spontaneous decay in charged energy,often resulting in fully depleted devices in a matter of hours.Here,a new method for suppressing this self-discharge phenomenon is proposed by using directionally polarized piezoelectric electrospun nanofiber films as separator materials.Tailored engineering of polyvinylidene fluoride(PVDF)nanofiber films containing a small concentration of sodium dodecyl sulfate(SDS)results in a high proportion of polar β phases,reaching 38±0.5%of the total material.Inducing polarity into the separator material provides a reverse-diode mechanism in the device,such that it drops from an initial voltage of 1.6 down to 1 V after 10 h,as opposed to 0.3 V with a nonpolarized,commercial separator material.Thus,the energy retained for the polarized separator is 37%and 4%for the nonpolarized separator,making supercapacitors a more attractive solution for long-term energy storage.

piezoelectricpolar nanofibersPVDF separatorsself-dischargesupercapacitors

Wesley G.Buxton、Simon G.King、Vlad Stolojan

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Advanced Technology Institute,University of Surrey,Guildford Surrey,GU2 7XH,UK

UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council(EPSRC)under the Doctoral Training Partnership(DTP)

EP/N509772/1

2023

能源与环境材料(英文)

能源与环境材料(英文)

CSCD
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年,卷(期):2023.6(3)
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