Strategically designed multiwalled carbon nanotube/bismuth ferrite/polyaniline nanocomposites and unlocking their potential for advanced supercapacitors
- Title
- Strategically designed multiwalled carbon nanotube/bismuth ferrite/polyaniline nanocomposites and unlocking their potential for advanced supercapacitors
- Creator
- Baby A.; V T.; Balakrishnan S.P.; Afzal M.; Cherusseri J.
- Description
- Bismuth ferrite (BF) serves a potential electrode-active material due to its peculiar characteristics such as wide voltage window and high specific capacitance, excellent stability, facile synthesis routes, etc. to name a few. Herein we report the strategic design and facile synthesis of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT)/BF/polyaniline (PANI) nanocomposites, particularly for application in advanced supercapacitors. The MWCNT/BF/PANI nanocomposite architecture is a strategic design in which the maximum available surface area is utilized for the electrode nanostructure with increased porosity that allows easy movement of electrolyte-ions through it. The uniform arrangement of BF on MWCNTs helps in mitigating the possible agglomeration, further augmenting the surface area for an enhanced charge storage. The strategic layout of PANI on BF-decorated MWCNTs has given a coral-like structure for the nanocomposite electrode which significantly increased the surface area, reduced ion pathways and facilitating better access to electrolytic K+ ions. The MWCNT/BF/PANI nanocomposite electrode exhibits a specific capacitance of 3640 F g?1 at a current density of 5 A g?1. The innovative design as well as the synergy between the individual components of the nanocomposite electrode play a pivotal role in attaining the enhanced electrochemical performance. 2024 Elsevier B.V.
- Source
- Synthetic Metals, Vol-308
- Date
- 2024-01-01
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Subject
- Bismuth ferrite; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes; Polyaniline; Specific capacitance; Supercapacitors
- Coverage
- Baby A., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed-to-be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; V T., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed-to-be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Balakrishnan S.P., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed-to-be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Afzal M., Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia; Cherusseri J., School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, No. 5, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 47500, Malaysia, Research Centre for Nanomaterials and Energy Technology (RCNMET), School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, No. 5, Jalan Universitiy, Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 47500, Malaysia
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 3796779; CODEN: SYMED
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Baby A.; V T.; Balakrishnan S.P.; Afzal M.; Cherusseri J., “Strategically designed multiwalled carbon nanotube/bismuth ferrite/polyaniline nanocomposites and unlocking their potential for advanced supercapacitors,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 25, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/12736.