Electrochemical Properties of Activated Carbon Capacitor Adopting a Proton-conducting Hydrogel Polymer Electrolyte

Abstract

폴리비닐알콜, 규소텅스텐산, 인산 및 수용액으로 구성된 $80{\mu}m$의 두께의 고분자겔 전해질 필름을 제조하여 활성탄소계 전기이중층 케페시터를 제조하였다. 제조한 고분자겔 전해질 필름은 상온에서 $10^{-2}S\;cm^{-1}$의 높은 이온전도도를 나타내었으며, 본 전해질 필름을 적용한 활성탄소계 전기이중층 케패시터는 100 mV/s에서 $58F\;g^{-1}$의 높은 캐패시턴스 특성과 우수한 수명특성을 나타내었다. An electric double-layer capacitor (ELDC) of activated carbon electrode is prepared using a proton-conducting hydrogel polymer electrolyte, which is composed of poly(vinyl alcohol), silicotungstic acid, $H_3PO_4$, and deionized water. A solid film by evaporating the hydrogel polymer electrolyte is also prepared for comparison. The hydrogel polymer electrolyte also acts as a separator with the thickness of about $80{\mu}m$ and the room-temperature ionic conductivity of $10^{-2}S\;cm^{-1}$. The EDLC containing the symmetric electrodes of activated carbon shows the specific capacitance of $58F\;g^{-1}$ at $100mV\;s^{-1}$ with a good cycle life, implying that the hydrogel polymer electrolyte is very promising for use in EDLCs.