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Maximizing ion accessibility and electron transport in cationic bacterial cellulose/graphene electrode with superior capacitance and cycling stability

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High-performance supercapacitors are in an Increasing demand with tremendous energy consumption and technological progress. Reduced graphene oxide (RGO) is regarded as a promising electrode material for supercapacitor due to its high surface area and excellent electrochemical properties. However, restacking and lateral aggregation are still hampering the performance of RGO. In this study, the 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyltri methyl ammonium chloride (QA) functionalized bacterial cellulose (QBC) was introduced to prepare novel QBC-RGO composites with superior electrochemical performance. The interaction between the QA group and BC resulted in further exfoliation of RGO sheets and improved electrolyte absorption. Therefore, RGO was uniformly dispersed in QBC matrix to form a fast electron transport network with facilitated electrolyte access. The maximum specific capacitance (356 F/g) of QBC-RGO electrode at 1 A/g was obtained in 1.0 mol/L H2SO4 electrolyte in a three-electrode system, a value much higher than that of BC-RGO electrode (160 F/g). The energy density and power density of the QBC-RGO symmetrical supercapacitor were 31.6 Wh/kg and 400.0 W/kg, respectively. Moreover, 96.7% capacitance retention was found for QBC-RGO electrode after 10,000 cycles. The excellent performance of QBC-RGO3 electrode is derived from the continuous uniform 3D structure, good wettability, suggesting its great potential for energy storage devices.

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The authors express sincere thanks to the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Nos. 21978164, 22078189 and 22105120]; Outstanding Youth Science Fund of Shaanxi Province [No.2021JC-046] and Special Support Program for high level talents of Shaanxi Province; Innovation Support Program of Shaanxi Province [2021JZY-001]; Key Research and Development Program of Shaanxi Province [No. 2020GY-243]; Special Research Fund of Education Department of Shaanxi [No. 20JK0535]; National High-end Foreign Expert Project [No. GDW20186100428]; Korean Brain Pool Program [2021H1D3A2A02082663].

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We are grateful for the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Nos. 21978164, 22078189 and 22105120]; Outstanding Youth Science Fund of Shaanxi Province [No. 2021JC-046] and Special Support Program for high level talents of Shaanxi Province; Innovation Support Program of Shaanxi Province [2021JZY-001]; Key Research and Development Program of Shaanxi Province [No. 2020GY-243]; Special Research Fund of Education Department of Shaanxi [No. 20JK0535]; National High-end Foreign Expert Project [No. GDW20186100428]; Korean Brain Pool Program [2021H1D3A2A02082663].

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by YW, WZ, LS, ST, HN, YD, GH, MW. The first draft of the manuscript was written by YW and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. GF, YW designed experiment scheme and wrote the manuscript; HW, KS concepetualized the work, designed experiment, reviewed the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Fei, G., Wang, Y., Wang, H. et al. Maximizing ion accessibility and electron transport in cationic bacterial cellulose/graphene electrode with superior capacitance and cycling stability. Cellulose 30, 7047–7062 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-023-05269-7

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