T. Osaka et al., ACETYLENE BLACK POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE) GEL ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITE ELECTRODE FOR AN ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITOR, Journal of power sources, 74(1), 1998, pp. 122-128
A composite electrode with carbon powder and poly(vinylidene fluoride)
(PVdF) gel electrolyte is prepared and investigated as an electrode f
or an electric double-layer capacitor (EDLC). PVdF-based gel, with a m
ixture of ethylene carbonate (EC) and propylene carbonate (PC) as plas
ticizer, and tetraethylammonium tetrafluoroborate (TEABF(4)) is used a
s the electrolyte of the EDLC. The composite electrode shows a higher
specific capacitance and lower ion-diffusion resistance inside the ele
ctrode than those studied previously with carbon electrodes prepared w
ith PVdF binder only. The highest specific capacitance, 4.1 F g(-1), i
s achieved for an acetylene black (AB)/PVdF gel composite electrode wi
th a PVdF content of 30 wt.%. This is because the electrode has the be
st contact stale between AB and PVdF gel electrolyte. Finally, the per
formance of an EDLC with AB/PVdF gel composite electrodes is evaluated
and an excellent cyclability over 10(5) cycles with similar to 100% c
oulombic efficiency is achieved during charge-discharge between 1.0 an
d 2.0 V at 1.66 mA cm(-2). (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights r
eserved.