Multiwalled carbon nanotube/polyaniline supercapacitors: impact of bentonite clay liquid crystals.

ABSTRACT: Electrochemically co-deposited and template directed composite electrode-based supercapacitors were compared in this study. The materials used for composite electrode were multiwalled carbon nanotubes and polyaniline (MWNT/PA). The lyotropic liquid crystalline properties of bentonite clay were used to enhance the performance of the supercapacitors. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to characterize the structural properties of electrodes. The techniques employed for electrochemical characterization of supercapacitors included cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and galvanostatic charge/discharge (GCD) cycling. In the presence of bentonite clay liquid crystal, electrochemically co-deposited composite ele

SUBMITTER: Naik K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12949206 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature