2D Materials Integrated CNT Hybrid Paper Electrodes for Flexible All-Solid-State Supercapacitors

Abstract

Flexible supercapacitors (SCs) have attracted growing interests as the power source for portable and wearable electronics. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are emerged as one of the promising materials for flexible SC electrodes due to their excellent high electrical conductivity, high mechanical strength, large surface area, and functionalization ability. CNTs can be assembled into several macroscopic forms based on the applications. In the present work, the CNT buckypapers integrated with 2D materials such as graphene and transition metal sulfides (TMDs) especially, tin sulfide (SnS2) nanoparticles were prepared using a simple mould casting method. The flexible and free-standing, interface-enhanced CNT paper having homogeneously dispersed 2D materials was prepared. The hybridized CNT papers were thoroughly characterized to elucidate their structural and surface properties. Finally, such hybrid CNT papers were used as binder-free, free-standing electrodes for the fabrication of flexible-all-solid-state supercapacitors. The electrochemical performance (CV, GCD, EIS) of the as obtained the symmetric and asymmetric devices were assessed to evaluate the charge storage performance and effect of 2D materials on the charge storage capability and stability were studied. Figure 1