Issue 52, 2016, Issue in Progress

Effect of post-spinning on the electrical and electrochemical properties of wet spun graphene fibre

Abstract

There is an urgent need for electroactive materials that exhibit high electrochemical performance and mechanically-compliant properties while also retaining high strength and durability. Single graphene sheets have a large electroactive surface area and excellent electrical properties. However, to transfer the excellent mechanical and physical properties of individual graphene to macrostructures for practical application remains a challenge. Herein we demonstrate the effect of carbon nanotubes and/or conducting polymer on electrical and electrochemical properties of graphene fibres. The hybrid graphene/carbon nanotube/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) fiber possessed significantly higher electrical conductivity (over 400 S cm−1) compared to a graphene fiber. This value is ≈500% higher than the reduced graphene oxide fiber. The graphene fibers show impressive electrochemical responses with a specific capacitance in excess of 499 F cm−3 at the scan rate of 5 mV S−1. This was significantly enhanced for hybrid graphene/CNT/PEDOT fiber by ≈221% compared to graphene fibre at the scan rate of 1000 mV s−1.

Graphical abstract: Effect of post-spinning on the electrical and electrochemical properties of wet spun graphene fibre

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
19 Mar 2016
Accepted
05 May 2016
First published
06 May 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 46427-46432

Effect of post-spinning on the electrical and electrochemical properties of wet spun graphene fibre

J. Foroughi, D. Antiohos and G. G. Wallace, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 46427 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA07226G

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