Heteropolymetalate-doped conductive polymer electrodes in supercapacitors

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Robert C T Slade, r.slade@surrey.ac.uk and Andrew M White. Chemistry, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
Novel electrodes have been formed by intercalation / reaction of heterocylcic monomers and heteropolyacid oxidants. Synthetic methodologies included monomer vapour transport onto carbon paper supports coated with heteropolyacid. Monomers leading to pellicular doped films included pyrrole (PY), N-methylpyrrole (MPY) and 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT), with heteropolyacids of molybdenum and vanadium. Incorporation of heteropolymetalates enhances the rate of proton intercalation and de-intercalation in such electrodes, which have been studied both in aqueous acid electrolytes and as pseudocapacitative (faradaic) electrodes in all-solid-state supercapacitors with Nafion 115 as electrolyte. Energy and power densities and self-discharge have been studied in this novel supercapacitor configuration, along with dependence of performance on relative humidity.