Electrospun graphene nanoplatelets-reinforced carbon nanofibers as potential supercapacitor electrode

W. K. Chee; H. N. Lim; Z. Zainal; I. Harrison; Y. Andou; N. M. Huang; M. Altarawneh; Z. T. Jiang

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2017.04.086

Electrospun graphene nanoplatelets-reinforced carbon nanofibers as potential supercapacitor electrode

W. K. Chee, H. N. Lim, Z. Zainal, I. Harrison, Y. Andou, N. M. Huang, M. Altarawneh, Z. T. Jiang

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Abstract

The combination of graphene nanoplatelets and carbon nanofibers were successfully fabricated by utilizing a one-step solution based on the electrospinning technique. A distinctive morphology was observed in which the platelets were suspended between the fibrous structure that significantly improved the specific capacitance of the nanofiber to 86.11 F g⁻¹, twice the increment from its original structure. Furthermore, all of the graphene nanoplatelets-reinforced samples recorded an optimal performance of over 90% capacitive retention after 1000 continuous charge/discharge cycles, regardless of the GnP concentration. These findings indirectly reflect the potential of CNF as the electrode material in the fabrication of high performance supercapacitor devices.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	200-203
Number of pages	4
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	199
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2017.04.086
Publication status	Published - Jul 15 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Carbon
Composite
Electrospinning
Graphene
Nanofiber

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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