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Tough, Freeze-Resistant, Pressure-Response Gel Polymer Electrolytes with Redox Pairs for Flexible Supercapacitors.

Zhuomin ChenXiaoguang FuBingqi ChenHao ZhouFangqiao WangSishi LongYangyang ChenWenxi GuoYun YangMeidan Ye
Published in: ACS applied materials & interfaces (2024)
Gel polymer electrolytes are an indispensable part of flexible supercapacitors, since their various characteristics determine the device performance. Here, a composite gel electrolyte (FLPS) mainly consisting of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), sodium alginate (SA), K 3 Fe(CN) 6 /K 4 Fe(CN) 6 , and LiCl is rationally designed, in which PVA and SA form a robust three-dimensional network, the redox pair of K 3 Fe(CN) 6 /K 4 Fe(CN) 6 serves as a cross-linking agent with SA and even donates the oxidation-reduction reaction from the Fe 3+ /Fe 2+ couple with additional capacitance for the device, and LiCl functions as an ion carrier and a water-retaining salt to improve the long-term stability of FLPS. Thus, the FLPS-based supercapacitor exhibits superior electrochemical characteristics, displaying impressive pseudocapacitance across all current densities and excellent cycling stability (∼99.07% of capacitance retention after 10,000 cycles). Moreover, the FLPS-based supercapacitor demonstrates great low-temperature working ability and pressure responsiveness, suggesting its freeze-resistance, flexibility, and pressure sensing potential. This work provides a promising strategy for preparing tough gel polymer electrolytes with both ion transfer and charge storage ability.
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