Polyaniline (PANi) based electrode materials for energy storage and conversion

Polyaniline (PANi) as one kind of conducting polymers has been playing a great role in the energy storage and conversion devices besides carbonaceous materials and metallic compounds. Due to high specific capacitance, high flexibility and low cost, PANi has shown great potential in supercapacitor. I...

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Published inJournal of science. Advanced materials and devices Vol. 1; no. 3; pp. 225 - 255
Main Authors Wang, Huanhuan, Lin, Jianyi, Shen, Ze Xiang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.09.2016
Elsevier
Subjects
Batteries
Composites
Electrocatalysts
Polyaniline
Supercapacitors
Supercapacitors
Composites
Batteries
Polyaniline
Electrocatalysts
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Summary:Polyaniline (PANi) as one kind of conducting polymers has been playing a great role in the energy storage and conversion devices besides carbonaceous materials and metallic compounds. Due to high specific capacitance, high flexibility and low cost, PANi has shown great potential in supercapacitor. It alone can be used in fabricating an electrode. However, the inferior stability of PANi limits its application. The combination of PANi and other active materials (carbon materials, metal compounds or other polymers) can surpass these intrinsic disadvantages of PANi. This review summarizes the recent progress in PANi based composites for energy storage/conversion, like application in supercapacitors, rechargeable batteries, fuel cells and water hydrolysis. Besides, PANi derived nitrogen-doped carbon materials, which have been widely employed as carbon based electrodes/catalysts, are also involved in this review. PANi as a promising material for energy storage/conversion is deserved for intensive study and further development.
ISSN:2468-2179
2468-2179
DOI:10.1016/j.jsamd.2016.08.001