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Eigenstate PANI–coated paper fiber with graphene materials for high-performance supercapacitor

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In this paper, using a low-cost paper fiber (PF) as a substrate, eigenstate polyaniline–coated PFs with graphene (GO/PANI/PF) ternary materials were synthesized by using the chemical oxidative polymerization method. Electrochemical measurements showed that the GO/PANI/PF electrode exhibited an excellent electrochemical performance compared with the PANI electrode. By adjusting the ratio of PANI and PF, the as-prepared GO/PANI/PF–2.5% electrode exhibited the highest specific capacitance 937 F g−1 at current density 1 A g−1 in a 0.5 M H2SO4 aqueous solution, and 74.5% retention of initial capacitance after 2000 charge–discharge cycles at 5 A g−1. The symmetric capacitor on the basis of GO/PANI/PF nanocomposite delivers a superior energy density of 10.12 Wh kg−1 at 456 W kg−1 at a current density of 1 A g−1.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (51763015, 51663014), the Program for Hongliu First-class Discipline Construction in Lanzhou University of Technology.

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Xu, H., Zhu, Y., Zhang, M. et al. Eigenstate PANI–coated paper fiber with graphene materials for high-performance supercapacitor. Ionics 26, 5199–5210 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-020-03672-9

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