Research Article

High Operating Voltage Supercapacitor Using PPy/AC Composite Electrode Based on Simple Dipping Method

Table 2

Comparison with the operating voltage of prepared PPy/AC composite electrode and several reported PPy composite electrodes.

NumberMaterialElectrolyteOperating voltageSpecific capacitanceEnergy densityReference

1PPy coated nylon1.0 M NaCl0.9 V123.3 Fg−113.9 Wh kg−1Yue et al. (2012) [17]
2PMAS/PPy carbon fiber1.0 M H2SO41.2 V152.0 Fg−130.4 Wh kg−1Wilson et al. (2010) [18]
3PPy coated butadiene rubber1.0 M Na2SO41.3 V125.8 Fg−129.5 Wh kg−1Hepowit et al. (2012) [19]
4PPy cellulose composite2.0 M NaCl1.2 V270.0 Fg−154.0 Wh kg−1 Olsson et al. (2012) [20]
5Cellulose/PPy nanocrystal composite0.1 M KCl1.1 V336.0 Fg−156.4 Wh kg−1Liew et al. (2010) [21]
6PPy/AC composite dipping method1.0 M Et4NBF4/ACN3.0 V45.1 Fg−156.4 Wh kg−1This work
7Activated carbon1.0 M Et4NBF4/ACN2.3 V38.1 Fg−128.0 Wh kg−1This work