Dramatically enhanced ion conductivity of gel polymer electrolyte for supercapacitor via h-BN nanosheets doping

J Hu, K Xie, X Liu, S Guo, C Shen, X Liu, X Li, J Wang… - Electrochimica …, 2017 - Elsevier
J Hu, K Xie, X Liu, S Guo, C Shen, X Liu, X Li, J Wang, B Wei
Electrochimica Acta, 2017Elsevier
A novel hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets (h-BN)-doped poly (vinyl alcohol)-sulfuric acid
(PVA-H 2 SO 4) gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) is first fabricated through a facile freeze-thaw
method. The ionic conductivities of the h-BN-doped PVA-H 2 SO 4 GPEs with various h-BN
nanosheet contents are evaluated. With the optimal content of h-BN nanosheets (0.025 mg
ml− 1), the ionic conductivity of the GPE can reach up to 29 mS cm− 1, three times higher
than that of GPE without the h-BN nanosheets (9 mS cm− 1). The h-BN nanosheets are …
Abstract
A novel hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets (h-BN)-doped poly (vinyl alcohol)-sulfuric acid (PVA-H2SO4) gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) is first fabricated through a facile freeze-thaw method. The ionic conductivities of the h-BN-doped PVA-H2SO4 GPEs with various h-BN nanosheet contents are evaluated. With the optimal content of h-BN nanosheets (0.025 mg ml−1), the ionic conductivity of the GPE can reach up to 29 mS cm−1, three times higher than that of GPE without the h-BN nanosheets (9 mS cm−1). The h-BN nanosheets are considered as a “super-highway” for ion transport in PVA-H2SO4 GPE. Moreover, a symmetric qusai-solid-state supercapacitor, with activated carbon as electrodes and the h-BN nanosheets-doped PVA-H2SO4 gel polymer as an electrolyte and separator, delivers a high specific capacitance, good rate capability, and excellent cycle stability. At the current density of 0.5 A g−1, the symmetry qusai-solid-state supercapacitor can deliver an electrode specific capacitance of 124.5 F g−1, and remain 99.2% capacitance after 5000 charge-discharge cycles. The h-BN nanosheets-doped GPE, with superior performance and facile synthesis method, appears to be a promising candidate for high-performance qusai-solid-state supercapacitors and other electrochemical devices, such as rechargeable batteries, fuel cells. This work also sheds light on the possibility to use 2D materials in advanced GPE.
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