Investigation of cationic exchange activity and electrochemical performance of hybrid polyaniline-zirconia nanofibers
P. Ramyakrishna, B. Rajender, A. Saran, M.F. Ahmer, Inamuddin
A new and novel nanocomposite cation exchanger polyaniline-zirconia (PANI-ZrO2) has been synthesized using a chemical oxidative polymerization of aniline by the incorporation of zirconia nanoparticles via three different chemical polymerization pathways. The PANI-ZrO2 composite was examined for its cation exchange property and utilized for the fabrication of supercapacitor electrodes in the symmetric two electrode cell configuration. The aqueous polymerized PANI-ZrO2 composite showed high specific capacitance (387 F g-1) and capacitance retention of up to 81% after 2500 charge-discharge cycles. The excellent electrochemical performance of the composite is mainly attributed to its nanofibrous structure and high electronic conductivity.
Keywords
Polyaniline-ZrO2 Nanocomposite, Chemical Polymerization, Nanofibers, Cationic Exchanger, Pseudocapacitor
Published online 1/15/2018, 16 pages
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21741/9781945291531-5
Part of Nanocomposites for Electrochemical Capacitors
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