Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) nanofibers decorated graphene oxide (GO) as high-capacity, long cycle anodes for sodium ion batteries

Conductive Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) nanofibers are uniformly deposited on ultrathin graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets via a simple and effective in situ polymerization process under ambient conditions. The as-prepared samples are characterized by field-emission scanning electron micros...

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Main Authors: Pu, Zejun, Zheng, Penglun, Zhang, Yu
Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103560
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47331
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Conductive Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) nanofibers are uniformly deposited on ultrathin graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets via a simple and effective in situ polymerization process under ambient conditions. The as-prepared samples are characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman spectra, Fourier transforms infrared spectra (FTIR), and electrochemical measurements. The results indicate that the as-obtained PEDOT–GO hybrid (GDOT) achieves excellent sodium storage properties. When explored as a new inorganic/polymeric electrode for sodium ion batteries (SIBs), the GDOT exhibits a high reversible capacity (338 mAh g−1), good cycling stability (234 mAh g−1 after 400 cycles), and excellent rate capabilities (e.g., 62 mAh g−1 at 30 A g−1) due to their ultrathin structure as well as conductive network. This easily scale-up-able and effective strategy shows great potential for large-scale energy applications.