Guan Xin, Pan Lujun, Fan Zeng
International Studies College, National University of Defense Technology, Nanjing 210012, China.
School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, No. 2 Linggong Road, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116024, China.
Membranes (Basel). 2021 Oct 16;11(10):788. doi: 10.3390/membranes11100788.
Lightweight energy storage devices with high mechanical flexibility, superior electrochemical properties and good optical transparency are highly desired for next-generation smart wearable electronics. The development of high-performance flexible and transparent electrodes for supercapacitor applications is thus attracting great attention. In this work, we successfully developed flexible, transparent and highly conductive film electrodes based on a conducting polymer, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS). The PEDOT:PSS film electrodes were prepared via a simple spin-coating approach followed by a post-treatment with a salt solution. After treatment, the film electrodes achieved a high areal specific capacitance (3.92 mF/cm at 1 mA/cm) and long cycling lifetime (capacitance retention >90% after 3000 cycles) with high transmittance (>60% at 550 nm). Owing to their good optoelectronic and electrochemical properties, the as-assembled all-solid-state device for which the PEDOT:PSS film electrodes were utilized as both the active electrode materials and current collectors also exhibited superior energy storage performance over other PEDOT-based flexible and transparent symmetric supercapacitors in the literature. This work provides an effective approach for producing high-performance, flexible and transparent polymer electrodes for supercapacitor applications. The as-obtained polymer film electrodes can also be highly promising for future flexible transparent portable electronics.
对于下一代智能可穿戴电子产品而言,具有高机械柔韧性、优异电化学性能和良好光学透明度的轻质储能装置是非常理想的。因此,用于超级电容器应用的高性能柔性透明电极的开发正引起广泛关注。在这项工作中,我们成功开发了基于导电聚合物聚(3,4 - 乙撑二氧噻吩):聚(苯乙烯磺酸盐)(PEDOT:PSS)的柔性、透明且高导电的薄膜电极。PEDOT:PSS薄膜电极通过简单的旋涂方法制备,随后用盐溶液进行后处理。处理后,薄膜电极在1 mA/cm下实现了高面积比电容(3.92 mF/cm²)和长循环寿命(3000次循环后电容保持率>90%),且具有高透光率(在550 nm处>60%)。由于其良好的光电和电化学性能,以PEDOT:PSS薄膜电极作为活性电极材料和集流体组装的全固态器件在储能性能上也优于文献中其他基于PEDOT的柔性透明对称超级电容器。这项工作为生产用于超级电容器应用的高性能、柔性透明聚合物电极提供了一种有效方法。所获得的聚合物薄膜电极对于未来的柔性透明便携式电子产品也具有很大的潜力。