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Efficiency of supercapacitor using EC/DMC-based liquid electrolytes with methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer

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A liquid electrolyte based on binary solvent systems of ethylene carbonate (EC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and lithium bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonimide (LiTFSI) incorporated with methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer is synthesized. The ionic conductivity (σ) ∼2.16 × 10−3 S cm−1 at room temperature is found for the 0.058 mol kg−1 of LiTFSI. Viscosity measurements are carried out within temperature ranges 25–40 °C. The activation energy E a of the flow process (viscous flow) is calculated using Arrhenius equation. Structural properties of the liquid electrolyte are studied using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Electrochemical supercapacitors are then assembled using the liquid electrolyte and activated carbons as electrode materials. The electrochemical properties of the supercapacitors are investigated using cyclic voltammetry, cyclic charge-discharge and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques. It is found that the supercapacitors exhibited specific capacitance ∼46.5 F g−1 at 10 mV s−1. The long cycling stability of the supercapacitor containing monomer-based liquid electrolyte confirms the electrochemical stability of the electrolyte.

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All authors acknowledge the University of Malaya Research Grant (UMRG: RP001A-13AFR and RP025A-14AFR) and the High Impact Research Grant (H-21001-F000046) from Ministry of Education, Malaysia. One of author, Y. K. Mahipal, would like to extend his gratitude to the IPPP, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) for the award of Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (Sanction No. UM.TNC2/IPPP/FPPD/221/dt. December 3, 2013). One of the authors, N. S. Nadiah, would also like to thank the University of Malaya for the IPPP Grant No. PG050-2013B.

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    N. S. Nadiah, Y. K. Mahipal, Arshid Numan, S. Ramesh & K. Ramesh

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Nadiah, N.S., Mahipal, Y.K., Numan, A. et al. Efficiency of supercapacitor using EC/DMC-based liquid electrolytes with methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer. Ionics 22, 107–114 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-015-1523-y

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