Griffin, John M. and Forse, Alexander C. and Tsai, Wan-Yu and Taberna, Pierre-Louis and Simon, Patrice and Grey, Clare P. In situ NMR and electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance techniques reveal the structure of the electrical double layer in supercapacitors. (2015) Nature Materials, 14 (8). 812-819. ISSN 1476-1122
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NMAT4318
Abstract
Supercapacitors store charge through the electrosorption of ions on microporous electrodes. Despite major efforts to understand this phenomenon, a molecular-level picture of the electrical double layer in working devices is still lacking as few techniques can selectively observe the ionic species at the electrode/electrolyte interface. Here, we use in situ NMR to directly quantify the populations of anionic and cationic species within a working microporous carbon supercapacitor electrode. Our results showthat charge storage mechanisms are different for positively and negatively polarized electrodes for the electrolyte tetraethylphosphonium tetrafluoroborate in acetonitrile; for positive polarization charging proceeds by exchange of the cations for anions, whereas for negative polarization, cation adsorption dominates. In situ electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance measurements support the NMR results and indicate that adsorbed ions are only partially solvated. These results provide new molecular-level insight, with the methodology offering exciting possibilities for the study of pore/ion size, desolvation and other effects on charge storage in supercapacitors.
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Additional Information: | Thanks to Nature Publishing Group editor. The definitive version is available at http://www.nature.com |
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Audience (journal): | International peer-reviewed journal |
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Institution: | French research institutions > Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS (FRANCE) Université de Toulouse > Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse INP (FRANCE) Other partners > University of Cambridge (UNITED KINGDOM) Université de Toulouse > Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT3 (FRANCE) Other partners > Stony Brook University (USA) |
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Funders: | Sims Scholarship A.C.F - EPSRC - European Research Council |
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Deposited On: | 27 Jan 2017 09:43 |
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