Polyaniline-carbon Pillared Graphene Composite: Preparation and Electrochemical Performance

doi:10.15541/jim20180203

Abstract

Abstract:

Polyaniline-carbon pillared graphene composites (PGR) were successfully prepared by vacuum extraction induced self-assembly and pyrolysis method. Effects of the mass ratio of aniline monomer (AN) and graphene oxide (GO) on structure and electrochemical properties of PGR were investigated by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and electrochemical characterization. Results showed that the polyaniline-carbon pillars uniformly distributed between the graphene (GR) layers to form a three-dimensional conductive network with expanded interlayer space and nitrogen doping, which effectively improved the structural stability and electrochemical performance of GR. The as-prepared PGR with the mass ratio of AN and GO at 1 : 1 exhibits a high reversible capacity of 653 mAh/g at a current density of 100 mA/g and an excellent rate capability of 343 mAh/g at a current density of 1 A/g, all that is much higher than that of the GR electrode (101 mAh/g).

Key words: graphene, polyaniline, pillared structure, lithium-ion batteries, anode material

CLC Number:

TM911

HU Xi, LIU Hong-Bo, XIA Xiao-Hong, GU Zhi-Qiang. Polyaniline-carbon Pillared Graphene Composite: Preparation and Electrochemical Performance[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2019, 34(2): 145-151.

Figures/Tables 9

Fig. 1 Schematic illustration of the preparation of PGR composites

Fig. 2 XRD patterns of GO, AGO1, PGOs, GR, and PGRs

Fig. 3 SEM images of (a) GO, (b) PGO0.5, (c) PGO1, (d) PANI, (e) GR, (f) PGR0.5, (g) PGR1 and (h) CP with insets showing magnified photos

Fig. 4 TEM images of (a) GR, (b) PGR0.5, (c) PGR1, and (d) CP

Fig. 5 (a) FT-IR spectra of GO, PGOs and PANI samples, and (b) Raman spectra of GR and PGRs samples

Fig. 6 (a) XPS general spectra of GR, PGRs and CP, (b) curve fitting of N1s spectrum of the sample PGR1, (c) nitrogen sorption isotherms, and (d) DFT pore size distributions of GR, PGRs and CP

Fig. 7 Electrochemical performance of GR, PGR0.5, and PGR1(a) The first CV curve of the samples; (b) The first to the third CV curves of PGR1; (c) The first charge/discharge profile cycle and (d) rate capability

Fig. 8 Nyquist plots for the samples of GR, PGR0.5, and PGR1

Table 1 EIS fitting results of GR, PGR0.5, and PGR1 electrodes

Sample	R_s/?	R_sei/?	R_ct/?
GR	7.23	141.3	90.67
PGR0.5	6.03	47.13	82.87
PGR1	2.02	54.50	0.10

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