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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Polymer Science

Background:

  • Conductive polymers like PEDOT:PSS are crucial for energy storage.
  • Developing flexible and high-performance supercapacitors remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To create a novel PEDOT:PSS hydrogel with enhanced conductivity and mechanical properties.
  • To fabricate current-collector-free solid-state flexible supercapacitors using this hydrogel.

Main Methods:

  • Thermal treatment of PEDOT:PSS suspension in sulfuric acid.
  • Partial removal of the PSS component using concentrated sulfuric acid.
  • Fabrication of hydrogel into fibers and subsequent drying for supercapacitor construction.

Main Results:

  • A PEDOT:PSS hydrogel with 4% solid content and 880 S m⁻¹ conductivity was achieved.
  • A flexible supercapacitor fiber demonstrated a volumetric capacitance of 202 F cm⁻³ at 0.54 A cm⁻³.
  • The supercapacitor exhibited high-rate performance, excellent electrochemical stability, and mechanical flexibility.

Conclusions:

  • The developed PEDOT:PSS hydrogel is a promising material for high-performance flexible energy storage.
  • The current-collector-free supercapacitor design offers advantages for wearable electronic applications.
  • This research paves the way for advanced wearable energy-storage devices.