Graphene/poly(aniline-co-pyrrole) nanocomposite : potential candidate for supercapacitor and microwave absorbing applications

• Main Authors: Sahoo, Sumanta, Bhattacharya, Pallab, Dhibar, Saptarshi, Hatui, Goutam, Das, Tanya, Das, Chapal Kumar
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Nanocomposite; Supercapacitor; DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87983; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46883
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A simple and cost-effective in-situ chemical route to prepare the nanocomposites based on graphene and Poly(aniline-co-pyrrole) [PPP] has been proposed. Introduction of graphene changes the morphology of copolymer from spherical to fiber like. Graphene/Poly(aniline-co-pyrrole) [GPPP] nanocomposite achieved highest specific capacitance of 351 F/g and energy density of 124.8 Wh/Kg at 10 mV/s scan rate. The composite also obtained moderate specific capacitance retention of 66% after 500 cycles, which establish its potentiality as supercapacitor electrode materials. The composite also exhibited high electrical conductivity and superior microwave absorbing properties (maximum reflection loss is –29.97 dB). The absorption range corresponding to ≥90% absorption (or –10 dB) is 2.72 GHz which is excellent for the microwave absorbing applications.