Electrochimica Acta, Vol.170, 57-62, 2015
Flexible, ionic liquid-based micro-supercapacitor produced by supersonic cluster beam deposition
Power generation and storage in electronics require flexible, thin micro-electrochemical energy storage/conversion systems. Micro-supercapacitors (mu SCs) with double-layer capacitance carbon electrodes are attracting much attention for their capability of delivering short power pulses with high stability over repeated charge/discharge cycling. Supersonic Cluster Beam Deposition (SCBD) is an effective strategy for the development of nanostructured, binder-free porous carbon electrodes on temperature sensitive substrates including polymers. We exploited SCBD for the development of a flexible, planar mu SC featuring nanostructured carbon (ns-C) electrodes deposited on a plastic Mylar substrate and N-trimethyl-N-propyl-ammonium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide (N1113TFSI) ionic liquid electrolyte. The electrochemical performance at different temperatures of the mu SC which operates at 3 V above RT up to 80 degrees C with a capacitance density approaching 10 F cm(-3) and delivering maximum specific energy and power densities of 10 mWh cm(-3) and 8-10 W cm(-3) with long cycling stability over 2 x 10(4) cycles is here reported and discussed. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords:micro-supercapacitor;flexible supercapacitor;supersonic cluster beam deposition;porous carbon;ionic liquid