Liu Guiming, Huang Zhao, Xu Jiujie, Zhang Bowen, Lin Tiesong, He Peng
State Key Laboratory of Precision Welding & Joining of Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
School of Electrical Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300350, China.
Nanomaterials (Basel). 2024 May 16;14(10):866. doi: 10.3390/nano14100866.
In the evolving landscape of portable electronics, there is a critical demand for components that meld stretchability with optical transparency, especially in supercapacitors. Traditional materials fall short in harmonizing conductivity, stretchability, transparency, and capacity. Although poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) stands out as an exemplary candidate, further performance enhancements are necessary to meet the demands of practical applications. This study presents an innovative and effective method for enhancing electrochemical properties by homogeneously incorporating Ru(III) into PEDOT:PSS. These Ru(III) PEDOT:PSS complexes are readily synthesized by dipping PEDOT:PSS films in RuCl solution for no longer than one minute, leveraging the high specific capacitance of Ru(III) while minimizing interference with transmittance. The supercapacitor made with this Ru(III) PEDOT:PSS complex demonstrated an areal capacitance of 1.62 mF cm at a transmittance of 73.5%, which was 155% higher than that of the supercapacitor made with PEDOT:PSS under comparable transparency. Notably, the supercapacitor retained 87.8% of its initial capacitance even under 20% tensile strain across 20,000 cycles. This work presents a blueprint for developing stretchable and transparent supercapacitors, marking a significant stride toward next-generation wearable electronics.
在不断发展的便携式电子产品领域,对能够将拉伸性与光学透明度相结合的组件有着迫切需求,特别是在超级电容器方面。传统材料在兼顾导电性、拉伸性、透明度和容量方面存在不足。尽管聚(3,4-乙撑二氧噻吩):聚(苯乙烯磺酸盐)(PEDOT:PSS)是一个突出的候选材料,但仍需要进一步提高性能以满足实际应用的需求。本研究提出了一种创新且有效的方法,通过将Ru(III)均匀掺入PEDOT:PSS中来增强其电化学性能。这些Ru(III) PEDOT:PSS复合物通过将PEDOT:PSS薄膜浸入RuCl溶液中不超过一分钟即可轻松合成,利用Ru(III)的高比电容,同时将对透光率的干扰降至最低。用这种Ru(III) PEDOT:PSS复合物制成的超级电容器在透光率为73.5%时表现出1.62 mF/cm²的面积电容,比在类似透明度下用PEDOT:PSS制成的超级电容器高出155%。值得注意的是,即使在20,000次循环中施加20%的拉伸应变,该超级电容器仍保留其初始电容的87.8%。这项工作为开发可拉伸透明超级电容器提供了蓝图,标志着向下一代可穿戴电子产品迈出了重要一步。