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High-Efficiency Flexible and Foldable Paper-Based Supercapacitors Using Water-Dispersible Polyaniline-Poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid) and Poly(vinyl alcohol) as Conducting Agent and Polymer Matrix

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For the first time, common printing paper is converted to electrode for high-performance flexible and foldable electrochemical supercapacitor using water-dispersible conductive polymer, polyaniline-poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid) (PANI-PAAMPSA) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) as conducting agent and polymer matrix, respectively. PANI-PAAMPSA is used to convert insulating paper to conductive substrate while PVA provides ion channels for electrolyte as well as mechanical durability for paper substrate. The paper-based supercapacitors exhibit excellent electrochemical energy storage capability. The maximum mass and area specific capacitances of the paper-based supercapacitors reached up to 41 F g-1 and 45 mF cm-2 at 20 mV s-1, respectively. In addition, the PANI-PAAMPSA/PVA/paper-based supercapacitors demonstrate high mechanical durability and flexibility during the bending tests. The specific capacitance of the paper-based supercapacitors are changed up to 16 % compared to the initial value as they are bent progressively from 0° to 100°. The excellent electrochemical stability of the paper-based supercapacitors is attributed to high water dispersibility and conductivity of PANI-PAAMPSA. The high mechanical durability is attributed to employment of PVA as robust polymer matrix allowing for ion channels of electrolyte. Our work can open up opportunities of next-generation paper-based electronics and energy storage devices.

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Acknowledgments: This work was supported by the Technology Innovation Program (10052774, Development of hybrid supercapacitor by nano structure carbon for ISG Applications) funded by the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MI, Korea). This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (2017R1D1A1B03032466).

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Kang, S.W., Bae, J. High-Efficiency Flexible and Foldable Paper-Based Supercapacitors Using Water-Dispersible Polyaniline-Poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid) and Poly(vinyl alcohol) as Conducting Agent and Polymer Matrix. Macromol. Res. 26, 226–232 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13233-018-6062-8

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