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Novel study on a safe, low-cost natural rubber: Mg-based solid polymer electrolyte for energy storage

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Developing materials for energy storage devices such as batteries, super capacitors and fuel cells has become very crucial in the recent years. It is mainly to address issues related to safety and cost in addition to high performance to accomplish hopes for a safer future. The present study was carried out to fabricate a redox capacitor using a natural rubber (NR)-based solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) and conducting polymer electrodes. NR is a newly introduced substitute for commercially available, toxic polymers. In this study, magnesium trifluoromethanesulfonate (Mg(CF3SO3)2–MgTf) and methyl grafted natural rubber (MGNR) were employed to prepare the SPE using solvent casting technique whereas polypyrrole (PPy) electropolymerized using sodium dodecyl benzenesulfonate (SDBS) and pyrrole were used as electrode materials. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and galvanostatic charge–discharge (GCD) tests were conducted to characterize the redox capacitor. Single electrode specific capacitance (Csc) obtained from continuous CV test at the scan rate of 10 mV s−1 within the potential window of − 1.5 to 1.5 V was 41.55 F g−1. According to the GCD test, initial single electrode specific discharge capacitance (Csd) value was 19.4 F g−1 under the current of 5 × 10–5 μA and within the potential window of 0.1–1.5 V. Results are spotlighting the necessity to improve NR-based electrolytes for future energy storage devices.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the National Research Council Sri Lanka for financial assistance under the research grant NRC 17-006. Associated Speciality Rubbers (PVT) Ltd., Kegalle, Sri Lanka is acknowledged for providing rubber samples.

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Rajapaksha, H.G.N., Perera, K.S. & Vidanapathurana, K.P. Novel study on a safe, low-cost natural rubber: Mg-based solid polymer electrolyte for energy storage. J Rubber Res 24, 651–658 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42464-021-00132-5

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