Screen‐Printed PEDOT:PSS/Ag Composite Electrodes for High‐Performance Paper‐Based Supercapacitors
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Conductive polymer poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT: PSS) has garnered extensive research interest as the electrode material for supercapacitors due to its excellent conductivity and high specific capacitance. However, the dense stacking of PEDOT:PSS leads to a low utilization for high areal capacitance, due to the limited amounts of active sites exposure to electrolytes. In this study, Ag particles are first incorporated into PEDOT:PSS ink to produce PEDOT:PSS/Ag composite electrode materials, which are then used to construct paper‐based flexible supercapacitors via a scalable screen‐printing technique. Benefiting from the improved electrical property and surface morphology, the areal capacitance of the supercapacitor based on PEDOT:PSS/Ag composite electrodes is found to be 3.87 times greater than that of the pure PEDOT:PSS electrode. Moreover, the paper‐based supercapacitor also exhibits exceptional flexibility, maintaining over 80% of its initial capacitance even after 9000 bending cycles. These findings indicate that PEDOT:PSS/Ag composite electrodes are promising candidates for high‐performance flexible supercapacitors, highlighting their potential to supply continuous power for application in future flexible electronics.
Source: Advanced Sustainable Systems
Authors: Dongdong Li, Jiajie Cui, Congcong An, Qingyi Liu, Jun Xu, Xuan Han, Shengchen Yang, Wen‐Yong Lai
Language: English
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Government of Jiangsu Province, Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing University, Basic Research Program of Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Planned Projects for Postdoctoral Research Funds, National Key Research and Development Program of China
OpenAlex ID: W4410906338