• Latest
  • Trending

EDLC Durable Electrodes and Capacitor for High Frequency Applications

binder Easy Locking Connector Receives POY Award in Medical Devices

binder Easy Locking Connector Receives POY Award in Medical Devices

4th PCNS Call for Abstracts Extended !

4th PCNS Call for Abstracts Extended !

PCNS Passive Components Symposium 11-14th September 2023
Vishay Increases Anti-Surge Thick Film 0805 Power Resistor Performance with 0.5 W Power Rating

Vishay Increases Anti-Surge Thick Film 0805 Power Resistor Performance with 0.5 W Power Rating

<div>Q&A Update on Aluminum Capacitor Technology with Industry Highest Energy Density >5J/cc Available for Acquisition</div>

Q&A Update on Aluminum Capacitor Technology with Industry Highest Energy Density >5J/cc Available for Acquisition

Pasternack Unveils 1.00 mm Passive Coaxial Components 

Pasternack Unveils 1.00 mm Passive Coaxial Components 

Designing with High Voltage Resistors: 10 Top Tips for Success

Designing with High Voltage Resistors: 10 Top Tips for Success

API Delevan Introduces 0402 and 0603 Small High Reliability Space SMD Inductors

API Delevan Introduces 0402 and 0603 Small High Reliability Space SMD Inductors

2022 Connector Market vs Semiconductor Sales

2022 Connector Market vs Semiconductor Sales

KYOCERA AVX Antenna Simulation Models are now Available in Ansys Simulation Software

KYOCERA AVX Antenna Simulation Models are now Available in Ansys Simulation Software

Optimization of 500W LLC Transformer – Case Study

Optimization of 500W LLC Transformer – Case Study

  • Home
  • ABC of CLR
    • All
    • ABC of Capacitors
    • ABC of Inductors
    • ABC of Resistors
    • Mounting Guidelines

    RF Inductors and Filters

    Power transformers

    Telecom transformers

    LAN transformers

    Transformer Calculation and Applications

    Power Inductors 2 (cont.)

    Power inductors

    Current compensated chokes

    Coil with ferrite

    Trending Tags

      • ABC of Capacitors
      • ABC of Inductors
      • ABC of Resistors
      • Mounting Guidelines
    • e-Symposium
    • EPCI Membership
    • About
    No Result
    View All Result
    European Passive Components Institute
    • Home
    • ABC of CLR
      • All
      • ABC of Capacitors
      • ABC of Inductors
      • ABC of Resistors
      • Mounting Guidelines

      RF Inductors and Filters

      Power transformers

      Telecom transformers

      LAN transformers

      Transformer Calculation and Applications

      Power Inductors 2 (cont.)

      Power inductors

      Current compensated chokes

      Coil with ferrite

      Trending Tags

        • ABC of Capacitors
        • ABC of Inductors
        • ABC of Resistors
        • Mounting Guidelines
      • e-Symposium
      • EPCI Membership
      • About
      No Result
      View All Result
      European Passive Components Institute
      No Result
      View All Result
      Home e-Symposium

      EDLC Durable Electrodes and Capacitor for High Frequency Applications

      September 26, 2019
      Reading Time: 5 mins read
      12 0
      A A

      source: Department of Materials and Environmental Technology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia; ESA SPCD 2018 Symposium

      EPCI e-symposium library article

      Present work focuses on developing the method of producing carbon rich nanofibrous electrodes by electrospinning for supercapacitor electrodes. The influence of different polymer/carbon ratio to solution viscosity and conductivity were observed. Electrochemical behavior of produced electrodes was evaluated in triethylmethylammonium tetrafluoroborate (TEMABF4) in acetonitrile (ACN) electrolyte by cyclic voltammetry method. The effects of various contents of polymer/ carbons to capacitance and mechanical properties are discussed. Results of experimental work
      showed that with electrospun fibrous mats in thickness below 20 μm, capacitance up to 121 F/g was achieved.

      published by EPCI under approval of ESA SPCD 2018 organizing committee.


      Title: FULLY ELECTROSPUN DURABLE ELECTRODE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITOR FOR HIGH FREQUENCY APPLICATIONS
      Author(s): Siret Malmberg(1,2), Elvira Tarasova(1), Viktoria Vassiljeva(1), Illia Krasnou(1), Mati Arulepp(2), Andres Krumme(1).
      Organisation(s): (1) Department of Materials and Environmental Technology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia.
      (2) Skeleton Technologies OÜ, Estonia.
      Symposium: ESA SPCD 2018
      Reference: Materials and Processes 1.
      ISBN: N/A
      e-Sessions Applications: Aerospace
      e-Sessions Scope Components: Capacitors
      e-Sessions Topics: Technology, Materials


      INTRODUCTION

      Electrochemical capacitors are energy storage devices with long cycle life and fast charge-discharge capability [1]. Supercapacitors store energy using either ion adsorption (electrochemical double layer capacitors, EDLC) or fast surface redox reactions (pseudocapacitors). Traditional capacitor electrodes are produced in the form of film, activated carbon paste or carbon fabric. However, in recent years electrochemical capacitor electrodes have been also produced from electrospun nanofibers. Electrospinning as fiber forming process has found to be one of alternative methods to
      produce durable supercapacitor electrodes [2].

      The advantage of the electrospinning method comes from the high specific surface area of the fibrous material, which is directly related to supercapacitor performance at higher frequencies. In addition, electrospun fibers have good mechanical properties including resistance to cyclic loading and vibrations [3]. Another advantage of the electrospinning is the inequality of the composition of fibers, which can be produced from the large variety of different polymers and polymer composites. Therefore, the goal of this study is to develop electrospun fibrous flexible EDLC electrodes, which are suitable for high frequency applications with stable capacitance under specific environmental conditions.

      EXPERIMENTAL

      First, to achieve the aim of the study the polyacrylonitrile (PAN, Mw 150 000 g/mol, by Sigma Aldrich) was chosen as a binder. For the solutions and dispersions preparations dimethylformamide (DMF, Sigma Aldrich) was used as a solvent and ionic liquid (IL), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazoliumtetrfluoroborate (EMIMBF4) (produced by IoLiTec) as carbon dispersive and electric conductivity enhancing agents. The properties and electrospinnability of all solutions and dispersions have been studied. For developing the method of preparation of the carbide derived carbon (CDC) containing fibrous electrodes, titanium carbide derived carbon was used, with particle size 5 μm.

      Used CDC was produced by Skeleton Technologies OÜ. As the initial particle size of CDC was too large, grinding process was applied to reduce their size down to ~0.5μm. Retsch PM 100 planetary ball mills was used to grind the carbon particles by zirconium oxide balls. Then, to electrospin fibrous electrodes from polymer/carbon dispersions, two dispersion preparation methods have been elaborated and tested. In both methods, the Node ultrasonic homogenizer Bandelin Sonoplus (Germany) was used with a 1 cm diameter nozzle to disperse the carbon particles in the solvent.

      Finally, mechanical strength and electrochemical behavior was studied for electrospun membranes. The electrochemical evaluation was done by cyclic voltammetry (VMP3, EC-lab software) mostly. Mechanical testing and vibration tests of the membranes/electrodes were also conducted.

      1. Evaluation of the properties of electrospinning solutions and dispersions

      The flow curves of all the solutions and dispersions were measured to study their shear viscosity. The rheology measurements were conducted with the Physica MCR 501 rheometer (Anton Paar, Austria) using the cone and plate method in continuous rotation mode. The measuring cone CP25-2 with a diameter of 25 mm and 2° angle was used for the measurements and the shear viscosity was measured at shear rates from 0,01 to 100 s-1. The tests were conducted at room temperature. The electric conductivity was measured for all the prepared solutions and dispersions using a conductivity meter (Metler Toledo Seven Compact) at room temperature.

      2. Electrospinning setup and conditions

      Samples were electrospun at room temperature and humidity, at the voltage of 10 kV, the distance between spinneret and collector of 10 cm and the pumping rate of 0.2 ml/h. The membranes were electrospun to the drum collector with dimensions of 10 cm in diameter and 5 cm in width. As a spinneret the stainless steel needle with inner diameter of 0.1 mm was used, which connected to 1 ml plastic syringe.

      3. Electrochemical evaluation of EDLC cell

      The capacitance of electrospun electrodes was studied in EDLC test cell. Cellulose based ion-permeable separator paper Nippon Kodashi with thickness of 2*25 μm (TF44-25) was used in measuring EDLC cell. From electrospun mats, electrodes of size 2×3 cm and 3×4 cm were cut out. Each electrode was then pressed under flat plate pressing machine at 25 bars (per surface area 1.77 cm2) and 75°C. After that, electrodes were dried under vacuum at 110°C for 72 h to get rid of any excess moisture before assembling into the cell. To provide better electric connection with cell, double side carbon coated aluminum foil (Toyal foil with thickness 22 μm) was used as a collector. The assembled cell firstly was dried under vacuum at 110°C during 72 h and then filled with 1.8 M TEMABF4/ACN electrolyte.

      The electrochemical properties of fully assembled cells were determined using cyclic voltammetry (two-electrode experiment). In cyclic voltammetry (CV), the current at the working electrode versus the applied voltage is plotted to give the cyclic voltammogram. The measuring of current was done using different sweep rates (1, 2, 5, 10 and 50mV/s). From the CV curves, the cell capacitance in Farads (F) was firstly calculated and next, specific capacitance in F/g per mass of active carbonous material has been calculated.

      … read more at the full paper below…

      CONCLUSION

      In present study electrospun fibrous flexible EDLC electrodes have been developed. This material is suitable for higher frequency applications without significant loss of capacitance under specific environmental conditions. The developed flexible fibrous electrode PAN+ TiC/CB + EMIMBF4 showed the specific capacitance up to 121 F/g with CDC and CB ratio 80/ 20 respectively.

      Produced electrode showed good mechanical properties as specific stress for fibrous electrodes were almost 20 times higher compared to the roll casted mats. Furthermore, fibrous electrodes can be easily folded or twisted without inducing any visual damage. This combination of flexibility, folding and twisting possibility is desirable for supercapacitor electrodes.

      Developed fibrous electrodes were tested in EDLC cells under vibration, the specific capacitance dropped after vigorous vibration by only 5%, which indicates that electrospun electrodes can withstand rather high loads (vibrations) with minimal lose in energy.

      Acknowledgements
      The European Space Agency, ESA contract number 4000119258/16/NL/CBi “Fully electrospun durable electrode and electrochemical double-layer capacitor for high frequency applications”.

      References
      [1] Yonggang Wang , Yanfang Song and Yongyao Xia, Electrochemical capacitors: mechanism, materials, systems, characterization and applications, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2016, 45, 5925-5950
      [2] Mao, Xianwen, T. Hatton, and Gregory Rutledge. “A Review of Electrospun Carbon Fibers as Electrode Materials for Energy Storage.” COC 17, no. 13 (June 1, 2013): 1390–1401
      [3] Selina Liu, Matt Kok, Yongwook Kim, John L. Barton, Fikil R. Brushett and Jeff Gostick, Evaluation of Electrospun Fibrous Mats Targeted for Use as Flow Battery Electrodes, J. Electrochem. Soc. 2017 volume 164, issue 9, 2038-2048
      [4] G. Chatel and D. R. MacFarlane, Ionic liquids and ultrasound in combination: synergies and challenges, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2014, 43, 8132

       


      read the full technical paper in pdf here:

       

       

       

       

      and presentation here:

       

       

       

       


       

      Previous Post

      Recent developments in microwave filters based on GaN/Si SAW resonators, at frequencies above 5 GHz

      Next Post

      Pushing Tantalum capacitors to the limit: view to 300 V anodisations and beyond

      Related Posts

      ESA SPCD

      New Generation of Wafer-Scale, Hermetically Sealed Chip Fuse for Space Applications

      15
      ESA SPCD

      Miniature RF Switch MEMR for Compact Redundancy Ring

      11
      ESA SPCD

      Low Profile Solderless Flat Interconnect for Space Applications

      44

      Categories

      • ABC of CLR
        • ABC of Capacitors
        • ABC of Inductors
        • ABC of Resistors
        • Mounting Guidelines
      • e-Symposium
        • ESA SPCD
        • PCNS
      • EPCI news
      • news collection

      Popular Posts

      • Transformer: Parasitic parameters and equivalent circuit

        1220 shares
        Share 488 Tweet 305
      • Transformer Calculation and Applications

        663 shares
        Share 265 Tweet 166
      • Simulation with LTspice

        447 shares
        Share 179 Tweet 112
      • Introduction to Ceramic Capacitors

        446 shares
        Share 178 Tweet 112
      • Insulation Resistance, DCL Leakage Current and Voltage Breakdown

        415 shares
        Share 166 Tweet 104

      EPCI Membership

      join passive components community

      © 2023 European Passive Components Institute

      No Result
      View All Result
      • Home
      • ABC of CLR
        • ABC of Capacitors
        • ABC of Inductors
        • ABC of Resistors
        • Mounting Guidelines
      • e-Symposium
      • EPCI Membership
      • About

      Welcome Back!

      Login to your account below

      Forgotten Password?

      Retrieve your password

      Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

      Log In
      This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.