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Evaluating the Electrochemical Properties of Supercapacitors using the Three-Electrode System
Published on: January 7, 2022
A multi-chromic supercapacitor of high coloration efficiency integrating a MOF-derived V2O5 electrode
Anweshi Dewan1, Remya Narayanan2, Musthafa Ottakam Thotiyl3
1Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, 411008, India.
Abstract:
Modern technological trends in smart electronic devices demand more intelligent automation. Simultaneous integration of energy storage and multicolor electrochromism in a single device improves user-device interfacing based on a salient human-readable output. In this work, primarily metal-organic framework (MOF) derived V2O5 was synthesized which, as an electrochromic material, shows high optical modulation of 35% at 485 nm, with very fast switching speeds (2.9/3.4 s for coloring/bleaching). The multiple coloration states of the V2O5 electrode make it worthy for further integration as a smart negative electrode in a multicolored electrochromic asymmetric supercapacitor, where the electrochromic polyaniline electrode serves as the counter electrode. The device demonstrates a high coloration efficiency of 137.2 cm2 C-1 and an areal capacitance of 12.27 mF cm-2 and an energy density of 2.21 × 10-3 mW h cm-2 at a current density of 0.05 mA cm-2. By virtue of its different chromatic states during charging and discharging, smart visual tracking of the state of charge of the supercapacitor can be realized. Such a design of energy storage devices will have promising practical application in futuristic smart multifunctional electronic devices.
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