Designing a Graphene Coating-Based Supercapacitor with Lithium Ion Electrolyte: An Experimental and Computational Study via Multiscale Modeling

Graphene electrodes are investigated for electrochemical double layer capacitors (EDLCs) with lithium ion electrolyte, the focus being the effect of the pore size distribution (PSD) of electrode with respect to the solvated and desolvated electrolyte ions. Two graphene electrode coatings are examine...

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Auteurs principaux: Joseph Paul Baboo, Shumaila Babar, Dhaval Kale, Constantina Lekakou, Giuliano M. Laudone
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:af74384f7dcc448c9eeb3de23e1e03e72021-11-25T18:30:42ZDesigning a Graphene Coating-Based Supercapacitor with Lithium Ion Electrolyte: An Experimental and Computational Study via Multiscale Modeling10.3390/nano111128992079-4991https://doaj.org/article/af74384f7dcc448c9eeb3de23e1e03e72021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/11/2899https://doaj.org/toc/2079-4991Graphene electrodes are investigated for electrochemical double layer capacitors (EDLCs) with lithium ion electrolyte, the focus being the effect of the pore size distribution (PSD) of electrode with respect to the solvated and desolvated electrolyte ions. Two graphene electrode coatings are examined: a low specific surface area (SSA) xGNP-750 coating and a high SSA coating based on a-MWGO (activated microwave expanded graphene oxide). The study comprises an experimental and a computer modeling part. The experimental part includes fabrication, material characterization and electrochemical testing of an EDLC with xGNP-750 coating electrodes and electrolyte 1M LiPF6 in EC:DMC. The computational part includes simulations of the galvanostatic charge-discharge of each EDLC type, based on a continuum ion transport model taking into account the PSD of electrodes, as well as molecular modeling to determine the parameters of the solvated and desolvated electrolyte ions and their adsorption energies with each type of electrode pore surface material. Predictions, in agreement with the experimental data, yield a specific electrode capacitance of 110 F g<sup>−1</sup> for xGNP-750 coating electrodes in electrolyte 1M LiPF<sub>6</sub> in EC:DMC, which is three times higher than that of the high SSA a-MWGO coating electrodes in the same lithium ion electrolyte.Joseph Paul BabooShumaila BabarDhaval KaleConstantina LekakouGiuliano M. LaudoneMDPI AGarticlesupercapacitorgraphenelithium electrolyteexperimentalsimulationsChemistryQD1-999ENNanomaterials, Vol 11, Iss 2899, p 2899 (2021)
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topic supercapacitor
graphene
lithium electrolyte
experimental
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Chemistry
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graphene
lithium electrolyte
experimental
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Chemistry
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Joseph Paul Baboo
Shumaila Babar
Dhaval Kale
Constantina Lekakou
Giuliano M. Laudone
Designing a Graphene Coating-Based Supercapacitor with Lithium Ion Electrolyte: An Experimental and Computational Study via Multiscale Modeling
description Graphene electrodes are investigated for electrochemical double layer capacitors (EDLCs) with lithium ion electrolyte, the focus being the effect of the pore size distribution (PSD) of electrode with respect to the solvated and desolvated electrolyte ions. Two graphene electrode coatings are examined: a low specific surface area (SSA) xGNP-750 coating and a high SSA coating based on a-MWGO (activated microwave expanded graphene oxide). The study comprises an experimental and a computer modeling part. The experimental part includes fabrication, material characterization and electrochemical testing of an EDLC with xGNP-750 coating electrodes and electrolyte 1M LiPF6 in EC:DMC. The computational part includes simulations of the galvanostatic charge-discharge of each EDLC type, based on a continuum ion transport model taking into account the PSD of electrodes, as well as molecular modeling to determine the parameters of the solvated and desolvated electrolyte ions and their adsorption energies with each type of electrode pore surface material. Predictions, in agreement with the experimental data, yield a specific electrode capacitance of 110 F g<sup>−1</sup> for xGNP-750 coating electrodes in electrolyte 1M LiPF<sub>6</sub> in EC:DMC, which is three times higher than that of the high SSA a-MWGO coating electrodes in the same lithium ion electrolyte.
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author Joseph Paul Baboo
Shumaila Babar
Dhaval Kale
Constantina Lekakou
Giuliano M. Laudone
author_facet Joseph Paul Baboo
Shumaila Babar
Dhaval Kale
Constantina Lekakou
Giuliano M. Laudone
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title Designing a Graphene Coating-Based Supercapacitor with Lithium Ion Electrolyte: An Experimental and Computational Study via Multiscale Modeling
title_short Designing a Graphene Coating-Based Supercapacitor with Lithium Ion Electrolyte: An Experimental and Computational Study via Multiscale Modeling
title_full Designing a Graphene Coating-Based Supercapacitor with Lithium Ion Electrolyte: An Experimental and Computational Study via Multiscale Modeling
title_fullStr Designing a Graphene Coating-Based Supercapacitor with Lithium Ion Electrolyte: An Experimental and Computational Study via Multiscale Modeling
title_full_unstemmed Designing a Graphene Coating-Based Supercapacitor with Lithium Ion Electrolyte: An Experimental and Computational Study via Multiscale Modeling
title_sort designing a graphene coating-based supercapacitor with lithium ion electrolyte: an experimental and computational study via multiscale modeling
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