Electrochemical performance of diazonium-generated carbon films for electrochemical double-layer capacitors (EDLCs)


Taş Ö., Kudaş Z., EKİNCİ D.

Diamond and Related Materials, cilt.138, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 138
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.diamond.2023.110227
  • Dergi Adı: Diamond and Related Materials
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, Aerospace Database, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, INSPEC, Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Carbon films, Diazonium modification method, Electrochemical double layer capacitors
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Carbon-based electrode materials for energy storage systems have received considerable attention thanks to their excellent mechanical properties, large specific surface areas and moderate electrical conductivities. Here, diazonium-generated carbon films on the flexible carbon paper (CP) electrodes were prepared through electrochemical reduction of aryl diazonium salts bearing [sbnd]COOH, [sbnd]NO2, [sbnd]CH3 and [sbnd]H functional groups. The production of polymeric carbon films by diazonium modification method was preferred because it is a simple and effective process, and also the carbon-based films prepared by this method are covalently attached to the carbon electrode surfaces. The capacitive properties of the robust carbon films were assessed by cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in three-electrode and asymmetric device configurations. The results indicated that diazonium-generated carbon films on flexible substrates exhibited typical EDLC behavior with high specific capacitance values (237.6–446.9 F g−1 at 0.5 A g−1 current density), and also their capacitive performances were largely dependent upon the functional groups on the benzene ring. Overall, this work reveals that the diazonium modification method is a promising approach to create the carbon-based active electrode materials in advanced energy-storage systems.