Activated carbon cloth-based electrode for supercapacitor applications

Authors

Patricia B Javar National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Genes P Maylem Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of the Philippines Diliman
Luce Vida Sayson Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of the Philippines Diliman
Armando S Somintac National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

Supercapacitive performance of activated carbon cloths (CCs) were investigated, as well the effects of varying scanning rates and varying concentration of electrolyte. Pristine CC was electrochemically exfoliated using 0.5 M H₂SO₄. Samples were then compared under an optical microscope and characterized via Raman spectroscopy for examination of the structural properties of the CCs. They were then activated in varying concentrations of H₂SO₄. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurements were done to obtain the areal capacitance (C_A) of the samples and Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements were also obtained to find the equivalent series resistance (ESR). It was revealed that the activated carbon cloth (ACC) had greater areal capacitance. As the scanning rate was varied, it was found there is greater C_A for smaller scanning rates (because this allows for more ion interaction) and that the optimal concentration is at 1.0 M.

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Issue

2019: Proceedings of the 37th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Conference

Article ID

SPP-2019-PA-29

Section

Poster Session PA

Published

2019-05-22

How to Cite

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PB Javar, GP Maylem, LV Sayson, and AS Somintac, Activated carbon cloth-based electrode for supercapacitor applications, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 37, SPP-2019-PA-29 (2019). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2019-PA-29.