Biomass-based nitrogen-doped carbon/polyaniline composite as electrode material for supercapacitor devices

Krittaprot  THONGKAM; Nattawut  CHAIYUT; Manop  PANAPOY; Bussarin KSAPABUTR

doi:10.55713/jmmm.v33i3.1675

Authors

Krittaprot THONGKAM Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Technology, Silpakorn University, Sanamchandra Palace Campus, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand
Nattawut CHAIYUT Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Technology, Silpakorn University, Sanamchandra Palace Campus, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand
Manop PANAPOY Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Technology, Silpakorn University, Sanamchandra Palace Campus, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
Bussarin KSAPABUTR Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Technology, Silpakorn University, Sanamchandra Palace Campus, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55713/jmmm.v33i3.1675

Keywords:

Supercapacitor, In-situ synthesis, Polyaniline, Nitrogen-doped activated carbon, Water hyacinth

Abstract

Nitrogen-doped activated carbon (N-AC) was prepared from water hyacinth stems for loading polyaniline (PANI) by in-situ polymerization to synthesize N-AC/PANI composites for utilization as electrode materials in supercapacitors. Using potassium hydroxide as the activating agent, stems of water hyacinth were carbonized and activated in a single step to produce N-AC powders. Raman, FTIR, SEM, BET, TGA, and XPS techniques were used to characterize the resultant N-AC materials. The findings revealed that the N-AC materials had a porous structure and high specific surface area. Neat PANI was synthesized by varying the reaction time to 8, 16, and 24 h. During the reaction time of 16 h, the maximum specific capacitance was obtained. For the synthesis of N-AC/PANI composites, in-situ polymerization of aniline was performed for 16 h. Tests of cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge/ discharge were conducted on the electrode materials to assess their electrochemical performance for supercapacitors. Because of the synergistic effect of PANI and N-AC, the produced N-AC/PANI composite showed good supercapacitor performance compared with neat PANI and N-AC. In the case of the N-AC/PANI composite, the specific capacitance was determined by the electrochemical double-layer capacitance (EDLC) of N-AC and the pseudocapacitance resulting from the redox reaction of PANI.

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Author Biographies

Krittaprot THONGKAM, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Technology, Silpakorn University, Sanamchandra Palace Campus, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand

Nattawut CHAIYUT, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Technology, Silpakorn University, Sanamchandra Palace Campus, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand

Manop PANAPOY, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Technology, Silpakorn University, Sanamchandra Palace Campus, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

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