Clean Technology, Vol.21, No.1, 62-67, March, 2015
Graphene/Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Hybrid Materials for Supercapacitors
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초록
본 연구에서는 그래핀과 다중벽 탄소나노튜브를 포함하는 하이브리드 소재의 제조 및 슈퍼캐패시터 전극물질로의 활용에 관한 내용이 진행되었다. 이를 위하여 산화그래핀과 아민(-NH2) 그룹이 치환된 다중벽 탄소나노튜브를 산 촉매 하에서 반응시켜, 새로운 이민(-C=N-) 결합이 도입된 하이브리드 복합체를 합성하였다. 상기 제조된 하이브리드 소재를 슈퍼캐패시터 전극 물질로 사용하고자 수산화칼륨 전해질 기반의 3상 전극 시스템을 활용하여 전기화학적 특성을 살펴보았다. 또한 하이브리드 소재에 존재하는 그래핀과 다중벽 탄소나노튜브의 비율 변화 실험을 통하여, 그래핀/탄소나노튜브의 질량비가 7.5/1일 때 그 특성이 최적화가 됨을 알 수 있었다. 최적화된 전극은 높은 비축천용량(132 F/g)을 나타내었을 뿐만 아니라, 반복된 충방전 실험에서 높은 안정성(95%, retention after 5000 cycles)을 나타내었다.
We have developed a versatile method for the preparation of chemically linked graphene/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) hybrid materials via simple acid-catalyzed dehydration reaction between graphene oxide (GO) and aminefunctionalized MWNTs (af-MWNTs). In this condition, ketone (-C=O) groups in GO and primary amine (-NH2) moieties in af-MWNTs readily react to form imine (-C=N-) linkage. The chemical structures of graphene/MWNTs hybrid materials have been investigated using various microscopic and spectroscopic measurements. As a result of the synergetic effects of hybrid materials such as improved surface area and the superior structural restoration of graphitic networks, the hybrid materials demonstrate improved capacitance with excellent long-term stability. Furthermore, controlled experiments were conducted to optimize the weight ratio of graphene/MWNTs in hybrid materials. The highest capacitance of 132.4 F/g was obtained from the GM7.5 material, in which the weight ratio between graphene and MWNTs was adjusted to 7.5/1, in 1M KOH electrolyte at a scan rate of
100 mV/s.
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