1. Smart nanopaper based on cellulose nanofibers with hybrid PEDOT:PSS/polypyrrole for energy storage devices.
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Pèlach, M. Àngels, Pellicer, Neus, Tarrés, Joaquim A., Vilaseca, Fabiola, Lay, Makara, and Bun, Kim Ngun
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CELLULOSE , *NANOFIBERS , *POLYPYRROLE , *ELECTRIC conductivity , *FLEXIBLE electronics , *CARBOHYDRATES , *POLYMERS - Abstract
In the current work, flexible, lightweight, and strong conductive nanopapers based on cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) with poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) and/or polypyrrole (PPy) were prepared by following a mixing and in situ chemical polymerization method. A successful homogeneous coating of PEDOT:PSS on cellulose nanofibers occurred by means hydrogen-bonding interactions between the hydroxyl functionalized CNF and the electronically charged PEDOT:PSS, as shown by FTIR spectra. The electrical conductivity and the specific capacitance of CNF-PEDOT:PSS nanopapers were 2.58 S cm −1 and 6.21 F g −1 , respectively. Further coating of PPy produced a substantial improvement on the electrical conductivity (10.55 S cm −1 ) and the specific capacitance (315.5 F g −1 ) of the resulting CNF-PEDOT:PSS-PPy nanopaper. A synergistic phenomenon between both conductive polymers supported the high electrical conductivity and specific capacitance of the ternary formulation. Moreover, CNF-PEDOT:PSS-PPy nanopaper showed higher mechanical properties and it was more flexible than the nanopaper containing only polypyrrole conducting polymer (CNF-PPy). It is concluded that the good mechanical, electrical and electrochemical properties of the ternary formulation can apply for smart nanopaper in flexible electronics and energy storage devices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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