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Electrospun Poly[poly(2,5-benzophenone)]bibenzopyrrolone/polyimide nanofiber membrane for high-temperature and strong-alkali supercapacitor

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The separator is an important component for energy storage devices. At present, the membranes for supercapacitors are rare, especially the ones that work with an alkaline electrolyte. Herein, a type of flexible and highly porous polymer hybrid nanofiber membrane was prepared via a facile electrospinning process and served as a separator for supercapacitor’s work with strong alkaline electrolyte. As obtained, poly[poly(2,5-benzophenone)]bibenzopyrrolone/polyimide (PBPY/PI) membrane showed good thermal stability, high mechanical strength, large electrolyte uptake (452%), and fast ion conductivity (0.68 mS/cm). Moreover, PBPY/PI membrane exhibited excellent alkali resistance. The supercapacitor assembled with PBPY/PI membrane showed much better performance than those assembled with a commercial polypropylene membrane and electrospun polyimide nanofiber membrane and was found without capacitance loss after charge/discharge at 30 A/g for 10,000 cycles at 80 °C. The PBPY/PI membrane is a good candidate with temperature resistance and alkali resistance for high-performance supercapacitors.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China through Grants 031020185 and 21774053. We also thank Advanced Analysis & Testing Center, Nanjing Forestry University for material characterization.

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  1. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, Jiangxi, China

    Dan Fang & Haoqing Hou

  2. Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China

    Bin Yan & Shuijian He

  3. Macromolecular Chemistry and Bavarian Centre for Battery Technology, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany

    Seema Agarwal

  4. School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, Jiangxi, China

    Wenhui Xu

  5. College of Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China

    Qian Zhang

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Fang, D., Yan, B., Agarwal, S. et al. Electrospun Poly[poly(2,5-benzophenone)]bibenzopyrrolone/polyimide nanofiber membrane for high-temperature and strong-alkali supercapacitor. J Mater Sci 56, 9344–9355 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-021-05860-y

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