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Nano Research 2023, 16(7): 9471-9479 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5694-y
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Kinetics process for structure-engineered integrated gradient porous paper-based supercapacitors with boosted electrochemical performance

Show Author's Information Chuanyin Xiong1( ),  Yongkang Zhang1,  Jiayu Xu1,  Weihua Dang1,  Xuhui Sun2,  Meng An2( ),  Yonghao Ni3,  Junjie Mao4( )
College of Bioresources Chemical & Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
University of New Brunswick, Limerick Pulp & Paper Ctr, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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electrochemical performance, supercapacitor, sensor, conductive gradient porous paper, COMSOL simulations
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Xiong C, Zhang Y, Xu J, et al. Kinetics process for structure-engineered integrated gradient porous paper-based supercapacitors with boosted electrochemical performance. Nano Research, 2023, 16(7): 9471-9479. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5694-y
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Due to their rich and adjustable porous network structure, paper-based functional materials have become a research hotspot in the field of energy storage. However, reasonably designing and making full use of the rich pore structure of paper-based materials to improve the electrochemical performance of paper-based energy storage devices still faces many challenges. Herein, we propose a structure engineering technique to develop a conductive integrated gradient porous paper-based (CIGPP) supercapacitor, and the kinetics process for the influence of gradient holes on the electrochemical performance of the CIGPP is investigated through experimental tests and COMSOL simulations. All results indicate that the gradient holes endow the CIGPP with an enhanced electrochemical performance. Specifically, the CIGPP shows a significant improvement in the specific capacitance, displays rich frequency response characteristics for electrolyte ions, and exhibits a good rate performance. Also, the CIGPP supercapacitor exhibits a low self-discharge and maintains a stable electrochemical performance in different electrolyte environments because of gradient holes. More importantly, when the CIGPP is used as a substrate to fabricate a CIGPP-PANI hybrid, it still maintains good electrochemical properties. In addition, the CIGPP supercapacitor also shows excellent stability and sensitivity for monitoring human motion and deaf-mute voicing, showing potential application prospects. This study provides a reference and feasible way for the design of structure-engineered integrated paper-based energy storage devices with outstanding comprehensive electrochemical performance.


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Kinetics process for structure-engineered integrated gradient porous paper-based supercapacitors with boosted electrochemical performance

Show Author's information Chuanyin Xiong1( ), Yongkang Zhang1, Jiayu Xu1, Weihua Dang1, Xuhui Sun2, Meng An2( ), Yonghao Ni3, Junjie Mao4( )
College of Bioresources Chemical & Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
University of New Brunswick, Limerick Pulp & Paper Ctr, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China

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Due to their rich and adjustable porous network structure, paper-based functional materials have become a research hotspot in the field of energy storage. However, reasonably designing and making full use of the rich pore structure of paper-based materials to improve the electrochemical performance of paper-based energy storage devices still faces many challenges. Herein, we propose a structure engineering technique to develop a conductive integrated gradient porous paper-based (CIGPP) supercapacitor, and the kinetics process for the influence of gradient holes on the electrochemical performance of the CIGPP is investigated through experimental tests and COMSOL simulations. All results indicate that the gradient holes endow the CIGPP with an enhanced electrochemical performance. Specifically, the CIGPP shows a significant improvement in the specific capacitance, displays rich frequency response characteristics for electrolyte ions, and exhibits a good rate performance. Also, the CIGPP supercapacitor exhibits a low self-discharge and maintains a stable electrochemical performance in different electrolyte environments because of gradient holes. More importantly, when the CIGPP is used as a substrate to fabricate a CIGPP-PANI hybrid, it still maintains good electrochemical properties. In addition, the CIGPP supercapacitor also shows excellent stability and sensitivity for monitoring human motion and deaf-mute voicing, showing potential application prospects. This study provides a reference and feasible way for the design of structure-engineered integrated paper-based energy storage devices with outstanding comprehensive electrochemical performance.

Keywords: electrochemical performance, supercapacitor, sensor, conductive gradient porous paper, COMSOL simulations

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Received: 10 January 2023
Revised: 27 March 2023
Accepted: 27 March 2023
Published: 24 April 2023
Issue date: July 2023

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This work was supported by the fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 22078184 and 52006130), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2019M653853XB), Opening Project of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control (No. 2019KF21), Natural science advance research foundation of Shaanxi University of Science and Technology (No. 2018QNBJ-03), the Youth Innovation Team of Shaanxi Universities (No. 21JP017), and the Joint Research Funds of Department of Science and Technology of Shaanxi Province and Northwestern Polytechnical University (No. 2020GXLH-Z-025).

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