Enhancing charge storage of conjugated polymer electrodes with phenolic acids

We here present studies of electrochemical doping of poly(1-aminoanthraquinone) (PAAQ) films with three structurally different phenolic acids. The examined phenolic acids (sinapic, ferulic and syringic acid) were selected due to their resemblance to redox active groups, which can be found in lignin....

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Published inJournal of power sources Vol. 302; pp. 324 - 330
Main Authors Wagner, Michal, Rębiś, Tomasz, Inganäs, Olle
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 20.01.2016
Subjects
Conjugated polymers
Phenolic acids
Quinones
Redox capacitor
Quinones
Redox capacitor
Conjugated polymers
Phenolic acids
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Summary:We here present studies of electrochemical doping of poly(1-aminoanthraquinone) (PAAQ) films with three structurally different phenolic acids. The examined phenolic acids (sinapic, ferulic and syringic acid) were selected due to their resemblance to redox active groups, which can be found in lignin. The outstanding electrochemical stability of PAAQ films synthesized for this work enabled extensive cycling of phenolic acid-doped PAAQ films. Potentiodynamic and charge–discharge studies revealed that phenolic acid-doped PAAQ films exhibited enhanced capacitance in comparison to undoped PAAQ films, together with appearance of redox activity characteristics specific for each dopant. Electrochemical kinetic studies performed on microelectrodes affirmed the fast electron transfer for hydroquinone-to-quinone reactions with these phenolic compounds. These results imply the potential application of phenolic acids in cheap and degradable energy storage devices. •Synthesis of conjugated polymer with outstanding electrochemical stability.•Doping of electrochemically stable electrodes with phenolic acids.•Significant enhancement in electrodes capacitance upon doping was achieved.•Fast electron transfer for hydroquinone/quinone conversion was observed.
ISSN:0378-7753
1873-2755
1873-2755
DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.10.062