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The reduced graphene oxide/single-wall carbon nanotubes composites are coated onto the polyurethane substrate using spray coating technique to produce a stretchable and semi-transparent supercapacitor. The electrochemical properties of the stretchable and semi-transparent full device as a function of stretching cycles are characterized using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge/discharge tests. The EIS and charge/discharge curves of the stretchable and semi-transparent supercapacitor exhibit good capacitive behavior even after prolonged stretching cycles up to 100. The highest capacitance value of the stretchable and semi-transparent supercapacitor (unbent) is 21.4 F g−1. The capacitance value of the stretchable and semi-transparent supercapacitor is retained 62% after 100th stretching with application of 3000th galvanostatic charge/discharge cycles.
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Jeong, H.T. Electrochemical performances of semi-transparent and stretchable supercapacitor composed of nanocarbon materials. Carbon Lett. 30, 55–61 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42823-019-00070-8
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