Fabrication of Highly Flexible Hierarchical Polypyrrole/Carbon Nanotube on Eggshell Membranes for Supercapacitors.

ABSTRACT: Flexible batteries and supercapacitors (SCs) are expected to play a crucial role in energy storage and management in portable electronic devices. In addition, use of materials based on renewable resources would allow for more affordable and sustainable gadgets. In this context, eggshell membranes (ESMs) represent a promising functional platform for production of high-performance electronic components. In this work, we use ESMs for preparing flexible SCs through the incorporation of carbon nanotubes and subsequent in situ polymerization of polypyrrole, producing a highly conductive nanostructure characterized by a porous surface that exhibits both faradic and nonfaradic mechanisms for charge storage. We have found that by controlling the conducting polymer/carbon derivative relative concent

SUBMITTER: Alcaraz-Espinoza JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6641116 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature