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Project
The Development of Supercapacitors Based on Self-assembled Electrodes using Polypyrrole, Cellulose Nanocrystals, and Commonly used Inorganic Salts
My research topic is the development of supercapacitors based on self-assembled electrodes using polypyrrole (PPy), cellulose nanocrystals, and commonly used inorganic salts. The counterion level of PPy is around 0.3-0.5, which will affect the PPy film electrodes' structure and electrochemical performance. In my research, I mainly focus on studying the effects of counterions' size (small ions from inorganic salts and polyanions-cellulose nanocrystals), type, and concentration on the final PPy supercapacitors. The formation mechanism of porous PPyCNC-salts electrodes was explored.
Date:20 Sep 2018 → 3 May 2023
Keywords:Cellulose Nanocrystals, Self-assembled Materials, Thermodynamics and Kinetics, Catalysts and Supercapacitors
Disciplines:Other materials engineering, Process engineering, Polymeric materials, Catalysis and reacting systems engineering, Chemical product design and formulation, General chemical and biochemical engineering, Separation and membrane technologies, Transport phenomena, Other (bio)chemical engineering, Inorganic chemistry, Organic chemistry, Theoretical and computational chemistry, Other chemical sciences, Analytical chemistry, Macromolecular and materials chemistry, Ceramic and glass materials, Materials science and engineering, Semiconductor materials
Project type:PhD project