2D reentrant auxetic structures of graphene/CNT networks for omnidirectionally stretchable supercapacitors

Byoung Soo Kim, Kangsuk Lee, Seulki Kang, Soyeon Lee, Jun Beom Pyo, In Suk Choi, Kookheon Char, Jong Hyuk Park, Sang Soo Lee, Jonghwi Lee, Jeong Gon Son

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    Abstract

    Stretchable energy storage systems are essential for the realization of implantable and epidermal electronics. However, high-performance stretchable supercapacitors have received less attention because currently available processing techniques and material structures are too limited to overcome the trade-off relationship among electrical conductivity, ion-accessible surface area, and stretchability of electrodes. Herein, we introduce novel 2D reentrant cellular structures of porous graphene/CNT networks for omnidirectionally stretchable supercapacitor electrodes. Reentrant structures, with inwardly protruded frameworks in porous networks, were fabricated by the radial compression of vertically aligned honeycomb-like rGO/CNT networks, which were prepared by a directional crystallization method. Unlike typical porous graphene structures, the reentrant structure provided structure-assisted stretchability, such as accordion and origami structures, to otherwise unstretchable materials. The 2D reentrant structures of graphene/CNT networks maintained excellent electrical conductivities under biaxial stretching conditions and showed a slightly negative or near-zero Poisson's ratio over a wide strain range because of their structural uniqueness. For practical applications, we fabricated all-solid-state supercapacitors based on 2D auxetic structures. A radial compression process up to 1/10th densified the electrode, significantly increasing the areal and volumetric capacitances of the electrodes. Additionally, vertically aligned graphene/CNT networks provided a plentiful surface area and induced sufficient ion transport pathways for the electrodes. Therefore, they exhibited high gravimetric and areal capacitance values of 152.4 F g-1 and 2.9 F cm-2, respectively, and had an excellent retention ratio of 88% under a biaxial strain of 100%. Auxetic cellular and vertically aligned structures provide a new strategy for the preparation of robust platforms for stretchable energy storage electrodes.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)13272-13280
    Number of pages9
    JournalNanoscale
    Volume9
    Issue number35
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017 Sept 21

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    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Materials Science

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