Electrochemical behavior of a Nafion-membrane-based solid-state supercapacitor with a graphene oxide-multiwalled carbon nanotube-polypyrrole nanocomposite

In this study, we sprayed a graphene oxide-multiwalled carbon nanotube (GM) suspension in isopropyl alcohol-water onto a Nafion membrane. The electrodeposition of polypyrrole (PPy) was carried out on Nafion to complete the fabrication of a solid-state symmetric supercapacitor. Nafion 117 membranes are used as electrolyte separators in the preparation of supercapacitors. The characterization of the symmetric supercapacitor was done by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The electrochemical properties of the symmetric solid-state supercapacitor were investigated by cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge-discharge, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques in 1M lithium chloride. A specific capacitance of 90.4 mF/cm(2) (258.3 F/g(1)) was obtained for the supercapacitor at a scan rate of 10 mV s (1). Maximum energy and power densities of 10 W h/kg and 6031 W/kg were obtained for the fabricated supercapacitor. In such a symmetric configuration, the highly interconnection networks of GM-PPy provided good structure for the supercapacitor electrode, and the good interaction between PPy and GM provided fast electron-and charge-transportation paths so that a high capacitance was achieved. (C) 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.