A robust dual-network hydrogel electrolyte coupled with a porous carbon material for flexible quasi-solid-state zinc ion hybrid supercapacitors

Abstract

As an emerging energy storage device, zinc ion hybrid supercapacitors (ZHSCs) have attracted wide interest because of their intrinsic safety, high energy/power densities, and long cycle life. However, problems of liquid leakage and zinc dendrite growth seriously hinder its widespread application. To solve the above problems, a gelatin/polyacrylamide/agarose/Zn(CF3SO3)2 hydrogel electrolyte (G/PAAm/AG/Zn(CF3SO3)2) was designed by constructing a multi-crosslinked network of physically crosslinked gelatin and agarose coupled with chemically crosslinked polyacrylamide. The tested results show that G/PAAm/AG/Zn(CF3SO3)2 can effectively prevent electrolyte leakage and inhibit zinc dendrite growth. Moreover, G/PAAm/AG/Zn(CF3SO3)2 possesses high ionic conductivity (2.64 S m−1), high tensile strength (72.4 kPa at 489.2%), and high compressive strength (164.5 kPa at 80%). Additionally, a highly connected porous carbon material (denoted as HSSPC) with high specific surface area (2930.9 m2 g−1) was synthesized, which exhibits a reversible capacity of 183.5 mA h g−1 and good cycling stability (the capacity remains at 96.6% after 10 000 cycles). More importantly, the quasi-solid-state ZHSC based on G/PAAm/AG/Zn(CF3SO3)2 and HSSPC delivers a high specific capacity (122.8 mA h g−1, 0.25 A g−1), high energy/power densities (96.1 Wh kg−1/14.4 kW kg−1), and good cycling stability (capacity retention can be maintained at 114.0% of the initial capacity after 14 000 cycles).

Graphical abstract: A robust dual-network hydrogel electrolyte coupled with a porous carbon material for flexible quasi-solid-state zinc ion hybrid supercapacitors

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Jan 2024
Accepted
07 Apr 2024
First published
09 Apr 2024

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article

A robust dual-network hydrogel electrolyte coupled with a porous carbon material for flexible quasi-solid-state zinc ion hybrid supercapacitors

C. Ji, X. Lin, Y. Hong, J. Liu, A. Liu, Y. Yao, S. Liu and H. Mi, New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00310A

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