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Wiley, Advanced Energy Materials, 10(4), p. 1400064, 2014

DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201400064

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Facile Synthesis of 3D MnO2–Graphene and Carbon Nanotube–Graphene Composite Networks for High-Performance, Flexible, All-Solid-State Asymmetric Supercapacitors

Journal article published in 2014 by Zheye Zhang, Fei Xiao, Lihua Qian, Junwu Xiao, Shuai Wang, Yunqi Liu
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Abstract

The integration of graphene nanosheets on the macroscopic level using a self-assembly method has been recognized as one of the most effective strategies to realize the practical applications of graphene materials. Here, a facile and scalable method is developed to synthesis two types of graphene-based networks, manganese dioxide (MnO2)–graphene foam and carbon nanotube (CNT)–graphene foam, by solution casting and subsequent electrochemical methods. Their practical applications in flexible all-solid-state asymmetric supercapacitors are explored. The proposed method facilitates the structural integration of graphene foam and the electroactive material and offers several advantages including simplicity, efficiency, low-temperature, and low-cost. The as-prepared MnO2–graphene and CNT–graphene electrodes exhibit high specific capacitances and rate capability. By using polymer gel electrolytes, a flexible all-solid-state asymmetric supercapacitor was synthesized with MnO2–graphene foam as the positive electrode and CNT-graphene as the negative electrode. The asymmetric supercapacitors can be cycled reversibly in a high-voltage region of 0 to 1.8 V and exhibit high energy density, remarkable rate capability, reasonable cycling performance, and excellent flexibility.