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  • Electrochemistry
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Pyrolyzed carbon microelectrodes are crucial for microelectronic devices.
  • Enhancing their electrochemical performance is key for advanced energy storage.
  • Surface modification offers a pathway to improve electrode properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the enhancement of electrochemical performance in pyrolyzed carbon microelectrodes via surface modification.
  • To develop a microfabrication process for creating carbon microelectrodes functionalized with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs).
  • To fabricate and evaluate all-solid-state microsupercapacitors (MSCs) based on these modified electrodes.

Main Methods:

  • Microfabrication of pyrolyzed carbon microelectrodes using GM-1060 photoresist mixed with MWCNTs and propylene glycol methyl ether acetate (PGMEA).
  • Pyrolysis of the micropatterned photoresist to form the carbon/CNT structures.
  • Assembly of all-solid-state microsupercapacitors using a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/H2SO4 electrolyte.

Main Results:

  • The carbon/CNT-based microsupercapacitor (carbon/CNT-MSC) exhibited superior electrochemical performance compared to the unmodified carbon-based microsupercapacitor (carbon-MSC).
  • Specific areal capacitance increased from 3.52 mF/cm² to 4.80 mF/cm², and volumetric capacitance from 23.4 F/cm³ to 32.0 F/cm³ at 10 mV/s.
  • Higher energy density (2.85 mWh/cm³ vs. 2.08 mWh/cm³) and power density (1.98 W/cm³ vs. 1.41 W/cm³) were achieved for the carbon/CNT-MSC.

Conclusions:

  • Facile surface modification with MWCNTs significantly boosts the electrochemical performance of pyrolyzed carbon microelectrodes for microsupercapacitors.
  • The developed microfabrication process is compatible with existing technologies and allows for the integration of conductive nanomaterials.
  • This approach holds promise for fabricating high-performance microelectronic devices and energy storage systems.