Supercapacitors get transparent
The SWCNT films obtained exhibited extremely large specific capacitance (178F g−1 or 552μF cm−2), high optical transparency (92%) and stability for 10 000 charge/discharge cycles, the scientists report in their paper “Transparent and flexible high-performance supercapacitors based on single-walled carbon nanotube films”. These properties make the SWCNT films well suited to design flexible and high-performance transparent and flexible energy storage devices to be used in displays, sensors or photovoltaic applications, to name a few.
The researchers devised a single step aerosol synthesis and dry deposition method to produce the SWCNT thin films which were used as electrodes for an electrochemical double-layer capacitor (EDLC) prototype constructed with a polyethylene casing and a gel electrolyte.
Lead author Petri Kanninen sees potential applications for high-aesthetic-value products, such as activity bands and smart clothes, and inherently transparent end-uses, such as displays and smart windows.
The researchers are now working on a stretchable version of their SWCNT-based supercapacitor, hoping to reach up to 100% elongation without loss of performance.
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