Direct laser writing of MnOx decorated laser-induced graphene on paper for sustainable microsupercapacitor fabrication

Laser-induced graphene (LIG) on paper is a popular choice for fabricating flexible micro-supercapacitors (MSCs) as it is a simple and sustainable process. However, carbon-based MSC electrodes have limited energy densities. To address this challenge, this study presents a highly reproducible and cost...

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Autores: Abreu, Rodrigo, Dos Santos Klem, Maykel S., Pinheiro, Tomás, Pinto, Joana Vaz, Alves, Neri, Martins, Rodrigo Ferrão Paiva, Carlos, Emanuel, Coelho, João
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/364731
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/364731
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Flexible electronics
Laser-induced graphene
Manganese oxide doping
Microsupercapacitor
Paper-based devices
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Sumario:Laser-induced graphene (LIG) on paper is a popular choice for fabricating flexible micro-supercapacitors (MSCs) as it is a simple and sustainable process. However, carbon-based MSC electrodes have limited energy densities. To address this challenge, this study presents a highly reproducible and cost-effective method for decorating manganese oxide (MnO) on interdigital LIG MSC electrodes, fabricated via a single-step direct laser writing (DLW) process on paper substrates. The paper fibers embedded with MnO precursors are transformed into graphene through laser processing while reducing the salt, resulting in the formation of MnO-LIG. The resulting MnO-LIG-MSC exhibits a specific capacitance of 12.30 mF cm (0.05 mA cm) with a 60 % retention at 1000 bending cycles (30°), due to the pseudocapacitive contribution of MnO. Furthermore, the devices exhibit high electrochemical stability, retaining 190 % of the initial specific capacitance after 10,000 cycles, and a high energy density of 2.6 μWh cm (at a power of 0.109 mW cm). The study demonstrates that manganese oxide-based LIG-MSCs have the potential to be used as energy storage devices for portable, low-cost, and flexible paper electronics.