Direct-printing fabrication and characterization of rGO-CuS buckypaper electrode for supercapacitor

Doan Thanh Tung; Le Thi Thanh Tam; Hoang Tran Dung; Nguyen Thi Yen; Ngo Ba Thanh; Ngo Thanh Dung; Le Trong Lu

doi:10.15625/2525-2518/17618

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Doan Thanh Tung Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi ; Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Viet Nam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2158-1735
Le Thi Thanh Tam Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi ; Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Hoang Tran Dung Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Nguyen Thi Yen Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Ngo Ba Thanh Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Ngo Thanh Dung Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Le Trong Lu Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi ; Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Viet Nam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15625/2525-2518/17618

Keywords:

electrode, nanomaterials, supercapacitors, 3D printer, sulfide metal, graphene

Abstract

In this study, Buckypaper (BP) is fabricated by vacuum filtering method, used as a current collector for supercapacitors (SC). This BP is then directly printed with rGO-CuS hybrid nanomaterial ink onto its surface via a custom 3D printer. The structure of material components is characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Also, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD) analyses are conducted to estimate the electrochemical performance. The results show that the fabricated SC electrode is of good quality with a specific capacitance of 680.9 F/g at a scan rate of 5 mV/s. Besides, the electrode also has characteristic redox peaks and a stability of 94.3 % after 6000 discharges at a current density of 25 A/g.

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