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Preparation of polyaniline@graphene nanocomposite with oxidative polymerization of pre-assembled of aniline for supercapacitor electrodes

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In this study, we report a facile strategy to prepare polyaniline and graphene nanopieces (PANI@GNP) nanocomposite by the oxidative polymerization of the aniline pre-assembled on the GNP surface. The morphology, chemical structure and interfacial interaction of the synthesized samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The resulting PANI@GNP nanocomposite with a 0.33:1 mass ratio of PANI to GNP, has a large specific surface area, electron doping interface, excellent conductivity and reversible redox activity. The PANI@GNP symmetrical supercapacitor with the unique π-π electronic interaction demonstrates 351.7 F/g of specific capacitance; 57.5% of the rate property when the the current density increases from 1 to 10 A/g; the capacity retained 80% of the initial value in constant current charge–discharge mode (at the current density of 10 A/g) after 2000 cycles. This scalable preparation process makes PANI@GNP nanocomposite promising application in electrochemical devices.

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This research was financially supported by Industrial Prospect and Key Core Technology Projects of Jiangsu Province (SBE2019030778), Science and Technology Cooperation Funds of Yangzhou City and Yangzhou University (SSX2023000015) and Jiangsu Students’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program (No. 202211117016Z).

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    Boyi Situ, Zihan Yan & Yusong Tu

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Zhu, A., Zhang, J., Situ, B. et al. Preparation of polyaniline@graphene nanocomposite with oxidative polymerization of pre-assembled of aniline for supercapacitor electrodes. J Polym Res 30, 417 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-023-03794-4

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