02301nas a2200277   4500008004100000022001400041245013200055210006900187260007100256300001600327490000600343520126900349653002001618653002201638653002301660653001601683653002201699653001901721100002501740700002401765700002801789700002501817700002501842700002401867856013201891       2013                        eng d  a1944-824400aDesign of a high performance thin all-solid-state supercapacitor mimicking the active interface of its liquid-state counterpart0 aDesign of a high performance thin allsolidstate supercapacitor m  a1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USAbAMER CHEMICAL SOCcDEC  a13397-134040 v53 a<p>Here we report an all-solid-state supercapacitor (ASSP) which closely mimics the electrode-electrolyte interface of its liquid-state counterpart by impregnating polyaniline (PANO-coated carbon paper with polyvinyl alcohol-H2SO4 (PVA-H2SO4) gel/plasticized polymer electrolyte. The well penetrated PVA-H2SO4 network along the porous carbon matrix essentially enhanced the electrode-electrolyte interface of the resulting device with a very low equivalent series resistance (ESR) of 1 Omega/cm(2) and established an interfacial structure very similar to a liquid electrolyte. The designed interface of the device was confirmed by cross-sectional elemental mapping and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images. The PANI in the device displayed a specific capacitance of 647 F/g with an areal capacitance of 1 F/cm(2) at 0.5 A/g and a capacitance retention of 62% at 20 A/g. The above values are the highest among those reported for any solid-state-supercapacitor. The whole device, including the electrolyte, shows a capacitance of 12 F/g with a significantly low leakage current of 16 mu A(2). Apart from this, the device showed excellent stability for 10000 cycles with a coulombic efficiency of 100%. Energy density of the PANI in the device is 14.3 Wh/kg.</p>10aall-solid-state10acyclic voltametry10aimpedance analysis10apolyaniline10apolyvinyl alcohol10asupercapacitor1 aAnothumakkool, Bihag1 aTorris, Arun, A. T.1 aBhange, Siddheshwar, N.1 aUnni, SreeKuttan, M.1 aBadiger, Manohar, V.1 aKurungot, Sreekumar  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/design-high-performance-thin-all-solid-state-supercapacitor-mimicking-active-interface-its-002544nas a2200289   4500008004100000022001400041245014300055210006900198260007100267300001200338490000600350520143900356653002201795653003001817653003001847653002301877653003101900653003101931100002501962700002001987700002802007700001502035700002002050700002902070700002402099856013102123       2016                        eng d  a1944-824400aPt- and TCO-free flexible cathode for DSSC from highly conducting and flexible PEDOT paper prepared via in situ interfacial polymerization0 aPt and TCOfree flexible cathode for DSSC from highly conducting   a1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USAbAMER CHEMICAL SOCcJAN  a553-5620 v83 a<p>Here, we report the preparation of a flexible, free-standing, Pt- and TCO-free counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC)-derived from polyethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT)-impregnated cellulose paper. The synthetic strategy of making the thin flexible PEDOT paper is simple and scalable, which can be achieved via in situ polymerization all through a roll coating technique. The very low sheet resistance (4 Omega/square) obtained from a film of 40 mu m thick PEDOT paper (PEDOT-p-5) is found to be superior to the conventional fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate. The high conductivity (357 S/cm) displayed by PEDOT-p-5 is observed to be stable under ambient conditions as well as flexible and bending conditions. With all of these features in place, we could develop an efficient Pt- and TCO-free flexible counter electrode from PEDOT-p-5 for DSSC applications. The catalytic activity toward the tri-iodide reduction of the flexible electrode is analyzed by adopting various electrochemical methodologies. PEDOT-p-5 is found to display higher exchange current density (7.12 mA/cm(2)) and low charge transfer resistance (4.6 Omega) compared to the benchmark Pt-coated FTO glass (2.40 mA/cm(2) and 9.4 Omega, respectively). Further, a DSSC fabricated using PEDOT-p-5 as the counter electrode displays a comparable efficiency of 6.1% relative to 6.9% delivered by a system based on Pt/FTO as the counter electrode.</p>10acounter electrode10adye-sensitized solar cell10aflexible and thin devices10aimpedance analysis10ainterfacial polymerization10apolyethylenedioxythiophene1 aAnothumakkool, Bihag1 aAgrawal, Ishita1 aBhange, Siddheshwar, N.1 aSoni, Roby1 aGame, Onkar, S.1 aOgale, Satishchandra, B.1 aKurungot, Sreekumar  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/pt-and-tco-free-flexible-cathode-dssc-highly-conducting-and-flexible-pedot-paper-prepared-0