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CuNPs/RGO/cotton fabric electrode for flexible high-performance supercapacitors

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A fabric electrode with a 3D structure consisting of copper nanoparticles (CuNPs), reduced graphene oxide (RGO), and cotton was fabricated by a simple, efficient, environmentally friendly, and low-cost method. With cotton fabric as the textile base, RGO provides double electric layer capacitors, which also can help connect the cotton fibers in series, making the cotton fabric a high-speed conductive channel. Additionally, the CuNPs provide pseudocapacitance and storage space for ions. This three-dimensional synergistic effect in the fabric electrode led to a specific capacitance of 197.4 F g−1 and a good charge–discharge performance. The assembled all-solid symmetric supercapacitor showed a specific capacitance of 179.4 F g−1, with a maximum energy density of 8.52 Wh kg−1 and power density of 100.05 W kg−1. The cheap and readily available raw materials make this fabric-based electrode easy to manufacture on a large scale, making it a promising candidate for wearable devices.

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This work was supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (LY21F040008, LY21E020011) and the Applied Basic Research Project of China National Textile and Apparel Council (J201801).

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    Xingyu Jiang, Bing Bai, Jiaxin Shui, Linlin Qiu & Pingfan Du

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. XYJ contributed to conceptualization, methodology, part of investigation, data curation, writing of the original draft, and visualization. BB contributed to validation and part of investigation. Resources and formal analysis were performed by JXS. Supervision and writing, reviewing, and editing of the manuscript were performed by LLQ. PFD contributed to supervision, project administration, writing, reviewing, and editing of the manuscript, and funding acquisition. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Jiang, X., Bai, B., Shui, J. et al. CuNPs/RGO/cotton fabric electrode for flexible high-performance supercapacitors. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 910 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-10334-9

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