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Micro-Pseudocapacitors with Electroactive Polymer Electrodes: Toward AC-Line Filtering Applications
, Q. Jiang, A. Syed, C. Xia, H.N. Alshareef
Published in American Chemical Society
2016
Volume: 8
   
Issue: 20
Pages: 12748 - 12755
Abstract
In this study, we investigate the frequency response of micro-pseudocapacitors based on conducting polymer electrodes such as poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), polypyrrole, and polyaniline. It is shown that by proper choice of polymeric material and device structure, miniaturized micro-pseudocapacitors can match the frequency response of commercial bulky electrolytic capacitors. Specifically, we show that PEDOT-based micro-pseudocapacitors exhibit phase angle of -80.5° at 120 Hz, which is comparable to commercial bulky electrolytic capacitors, but with an order of magnitude higher capacitance density (3 FV/cm3). The tradeoff between the areal capacitance (CA) and frequency response in the two-dimensional architecture (CA = 0.15 mF/cm2, phase angle of -80.5° at 120 Hz) is improved by designing three-dimensional thin-film architecture (CA = 1.3 mF/cm2, phase angle of -60° at 120 Hz). Our work demonstrates that fast frequency response can be achieved using electroactive polymer electrodes. © 2016 American Chemical Society.
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JournalData powered by TypesetACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
PublisherData powered by TypesetAmerican Chemical Society
ISSN19448244