Abstract
The new porous polymer TPDA-1 has been synthesized via solvothermal Schiff base condensation reaction between two organic monomers, i.e., 2,4,6-trihydroxyisophthalaldehyde and 1,3,5-tris(4-aminophenyl)triazine. The TPDA-1 material showed a very high specific capacitance of 469.4 F g-1, at 2 mV s-1 scan rate, together with a high specific surface area of 545 m2 g-1. It also exhibited excellent cyclic stability with 95% retention of its initial specific capacitance after 1000 cycles at 5 A g-1, suggesting its potential as a high performance supercapacitor. Extended π-conjugation and ion conduction inside the micropores throughout the whole polymeric matrix and high BET surface area could be responsible for this high supercapacitor performance in energy storage device. TPDA-1 has been characterized thoroughly by various electrochemical techniques such as cyclic voltammetry, galvanic charge-discharge, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Our experimental results suggested a high potential of this porous polymer in energy storage devices for future generation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 202-209 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Funding
P.B. thanks CSIR, New Delhi, for a senior research fellowship. S.K.D. thanks UGC, New Delhi, for a senior research fellowship. A.B. wishes to thank DST, New Delhi, for instrumental facilities through the DST Unit on Nanoscience.
Funders | Funder number |
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Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India | |
University Grants Committee |
Keywords
- Electrochemical study
- Porous organic polymer
- Schiff base condensation
- Supercapacitor