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Co-intercalation of CTAB favors the preparation of Ti3C2Tx/PANI composite with improved electrochemical performance

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With the aid of the amphiphilicity and self-assembly ability of surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), we demonstrate an effective method to increase the interlayer spacing of Ti3C2Tx nanosheets, which is beneficial to improve the performance of composites. Electrochemical tests show that Ti3C2Tx/polyaniline, treated by the co-intercalation of CTAB, exhibits higher redox activity and reversibility. A specific capacitance of 336 F·g−1 for as-prepared Ti3C2Tx/polyaniline composite is achieved at a current density of 0.5 A·g−1, 1.43 times greater than that of common Ti3C2Tx/polyaniline composite (236 F·g−1). Most importantly, a specific capacitance of 135 F·g−1 is retained when the current density increases to 16 A·g−1, much higher than 57 F·g−1 for the common composite. The superior charging/discharging capability is attributed to highly active and reversible polyaniline on Ti3C2Tx as well as the enlarged interlayer spacing, which will provide enough channel for the quick diffusion and migration of electrolyte ions.

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This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21207033), the Hubei Province Technology Innovation Project (2018AAA056), the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province of China (No.2016CFB505), and the Open Fund of Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry (No. 201907B11).

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    Yan Dong, Shiqi Guan, Xiaowei Zhou & Guodong Jiang

  2. Collaborative Innovation Center of Green Light-weight Materials and Processing, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, 430068, China

    Yan Dong, Shiqi Guan, Xiaowei Zhou & Guodong Jiang

  3. College of Resources and Environmental Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, China

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Dong, Y., Guan, S., Zhou, X. et al. Co-intercalation of CTAB favors the preparation of Ti3C2Tx/PANI composite with improved electrochemical performance. Ionics 27, 2501–2508 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-021-04025-w

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