TY - JOUR
T1 - Simple fabrication of laser-induced graphene functionalized with a copper-based metal-organic framework and its application in solid-state supercapacitors
AU - Morales-Cámara, Samuel
AU - Toral, Victor
AU - Vitorica-Yrezabal, Iñigo J.
AU - Rivadeneyra, Almudena
AU - Pereira, Luís
AU - Rojas, Sara
AU - Romero, Francisco J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Junta de Andalucía – Consejería de Universidad, Investigación e Innovación through the projects ProyExcel_00268 and ProyExcel_00105, as well as by the Spanish Ministry of Sciences and Innovation through the research projects AgroMOFs TED2021-132440B-I00, TED2021-129949A-I00 and CNS2022-13591, and the Ramón y Cajal fellows RYC2019-027457-I and RYC2021-032522-I.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
PY - 2024/5/2
Y1 - 2024/5/2
N2 - Flexible thin-film electronics based on functionalized laser-induced graphene (LIG) hold great promise for a diverse range of applications, including biosensors and energy storage devices. In this study, we present a simple and direct method for synthesizing LIG functionalized with a copper-based metal-organic framework (MOF). The proposed synthesis procedure involves a one-step laser photothermal process on the surface of a carbon-rich polyimide to obtain LIG, followed by a simple layer-by-layer technique for growing Cu-BTC crystals within the porous structure of LIG. Structural characterization through various techniques confirms the successful deposition of crystalline Cu-BTC within the electrically conductive LIG surface. Cu-BTC@LIG composites are highly valuable candidate materials for multiple applications. In particular, we demonstrate the use of Cu-BTC@LIG as an electrode for electrochemical supercapacitors, increasing the specific capacitance by up to six times compared to LIG-only electrodes (reaching values of 2.8 mF cm−2 at 54.3 μA cm−2 or 2.1 mF cm−2 at 10 mV s−1) due to the double layer capacitance and pseudocapacitance contribution of Cu-BTC. The Cu-BTC@LIG electrodes also exhibit superior energy density (7.4 times higher at a power density of 21.26 μW cm−2) and stability over multiple charge-discharge cycles (>5000), making it a promising material not only for energy-storage devices but also for numerous applications in flexible electronics.
AB - Flexible thin-film electronics based on functionalized laser-induced graphene (LIG) hold great promise for a diverse range of applications, including biosensors and energy storage devices. In this study, we present a simple and direct method for synthesizing LIG functionalized with a copper-based metal-organic framework (MOF). The proposed synthesis procedure involves a one-step laser photothermal process on the surface of a carbon-rich polyimide to obtain LIG, followed by a simple layer-by-layer technique for growing Cu-BTC crystals within the porous structure of LIG. Structural characterization through various techniques confirms the successful deposition of crystalline Cu-BTC within the electrically conductive LIG surface. Cu-BTC@LIG composites are highly valuable candidate materials for multiple applications. In particular, we demonstrate the use of Cu-BTC@LIG as an electrode for electrochemical supercapacitors, increasing the specific capacitance by up to six times compared to LIG-only electrodes (reaching values of 2.8 mF cm−2 at 54.3 μA cm−2 or 2.1 mF cm−2 at 10 mV s−1) due to the double layer capacitance and pseudocapacitance contribution of Cu-BTC. The Cu-BTC@LIG electrodes also exhibit superior energy density (7.4 times higher at a power density of 21.26 μW cm−2) and stability over multiple charge-discharge cycles (>5000), making it a promising material not only for energy-storage devices but also for numerous applications in flexible electronics.
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U2 - 10.1039/d4tc00558a
DO - 10.1039/d4tc00558a
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85193638618
SN - 2050-7526
VL - 12
SP - 7784
EP - 7796
JO - Journal of Materials Chemistry C
JF - Journal of Materials Chemistry C
IS - 21
ER -