Cellulose paper functionalised with polypyrrole and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) for paper battery electrodes

I. Ropio, A. C. Baptista, J. P. Nobre, J. Correia, F. Belo, S. Taborda, B. M. Morais Faustino, J. P. Borges, A. Kovalenko, I. Ferreira

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Abstract

A simple process of commercial paper functionalisation via in situ polymerisation of conductive polymers onto cellulose fibres was investigated and applied as electrodes in paper-based batteries. The functionalisation involved polypyrrole (PPy) and Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) as conductive polymers with the process of functionalisation optimised for each polymer individually with respect to oxidant-to-monomer ratios and polymerisation times and temperature. Paper with conductivity values of 44 mS/cm was obtained by exposing the samples to pyrrole vapour for a period of 30 min at room temperature; however, polymerisation at temperatures of 40 °C lead to higher conductivity values to up 141 mS/cm. Consequently, functionalised PPy and PEDOT papers were applied as cathodes in batteries with Al foil anodes and commercial paper soaked in an electrolyte solution of NaCl.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)530-535
JournalOrganic Electronics: physics, materials, applications
Volume62
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2018

Keywords

  • Cellulose
  • Conductive polymers
  • Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
  • Paper batteries
  • Paper functionalisation

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