Charging dynamics in a laminate-electrode model for graphene-based supercapacitors

Haolan Tao, Zhi Xu*, Cheng Lian*, Rene van Roij, Honglai Liu

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Abstract

Development of porous electrode materials for high-performance supercapacitors depends on the efficiency of pore utilization for charge storage. It remains an experimental and theoretical challenge to quantitatively relate the porous structure to charging dynamics. Here, based on a laminate-electrode model of graphene-based supercapacitors, we perform the equivalent circuit model to characterize the structure-charging dynamics relationship of porous electrodes by coupling key structural features in a mathematical expression for the Resistor-Capacitor (RC) time. This theoretical description is validated by direct numerical calculations of the Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) equations. We discover that the charging dynamics of graphene-based supercapacitors is dominated by the ion diffusion from the electrolyte region into the layered structure. The predicted charging time compares well with the experimental investigations reported in the literature on graphene-based supercapacitors. Our work bridges nanoscopic transport behaviors with macroscopic devices, providing theoretical insights of the structure-dependent ion transport in two-dimensional materials-based films for compact energy storage.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere18189
Number of pages14
JournalAICHE Journal
Volume69
Issue number10
Early online dateJul 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2023

Keywords

  • Poisson-Nernst-Planck equations
  • Charging dynamics
  • Equivalent circuit model
  • Laminate-electrode model
  • Supercapacitor

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