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Development of 3D-Printed MWCNTs/AC/BNNTs Ternary Composite Electrode Material with High-Capacitance Performance

Authors :
Asrar Alam
Ghuzanfar Saeed
Seong Min Hong
Sooman Lim
Source :
Applied Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 6, p 2636 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2021.

Abstract

Activated carbon (AC) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have been extensively investigated in recent decades as electrical double-layer capacitor (EDLC) electrode materials for supercapacitors, owing to their superior capacitive properties and cycling stability performance. However, in the modern electronics industry, ternary electrode materials have been designed to develop high-performance and efficient energy storage devices. EDLC-based ternary materials are of great importance, where all the present components participate both individually and as a multicomponent electrode system to promote high-electrochemical performance electrode materials. In this study, we have incorporated an optimized content of boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) powder into a binary material composed of AC and MWCNTs to enhance their electrochemical performance using a pneumatic printer. The printed MWCNTs/AC/BNNTs ternary composite electrode material has shown a maximum specific capacitance of 262 F g−1 at a minimum current density of 1 A g−1, with a capacitance retention of 49.61% at a maximum current density of 10 A g−1. These results demonstrate that the printable MWCNTs/AC/BNNTs ternary composite electrode material is a potential candidate for the development of high-performance supercapacitors.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20763417
Volume :
11
Issue :
6
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Applied Sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.41c82b8fdd294054b97b096925592ac4
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/app11062636