Piezoelectric Inkjet Printing of Nanoporous Carbons for Micro-supercapacitor Devices

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Abstract

High-resolution interdigital micro-supercapacitor (MSC) devices are produced by one-step printing of liquid carbon precursors based on renewable resources. A piezo-driven micro-pipetting system allows precise positioning of the ink, offering a high degree of variability in terms of geometric supercapacitor designs. The printed precursor structures were directly converted into nanoporous carbon materials by pyrolysis at 900 °C. A hydrogel electrolyte based on PVA/H2SO4 was used to form quasi-solid-state MSCs. Stable structures with an ohmic serial resistance of around 540 ω and capacitance up to 151 F cm-3 (3.9 mF cm-2) could be produced via additional nitrogen doping of the nanoporous carbon. The capacitance retention of piezoelectric-printed structures after 10,000 cycles remains as high as 96%.

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1560-1567
Number of pages8
JournalACS applied energy materials
Volume4
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 22 Feb 2021
Peer-reviewedYes

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Keywords

  • 3D piezoelectric printer, cyclic voltammetry, inkjet printing, micro-supercapacitor, porous carbon