New Approach for Preparation of Porous Polymers with Reversible Pore Structures for a Highly Safe Smart Supercapacitor

Porous polymers have many industrial applications, but their pore structures (open or closed) are usually fixed during polymerization. In this study, polymers with reversible and controllable pore structures, namely, thermosensitive porous hydrogels with regulated volume phase transition temperature, were prepared using a Pickering high-internal-phase emulsion as the template. Upon heating, the hydrogels transformed not only in their wettability (between hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity with water contact angles of 21.8 and 100.9°) but also their pore structure (between open through-holes and closed holes with pore throat sizes of 15.58 and 0 μm, respectively) in a short time (<10 s). When the hydrogel was used as a separator in smart supercapacitors (SCs), this behavior effectively limited the path of electrolyte migration, reducing the chance of conflagration accidents. Moreover, by utilizing the highly reversible pore structures and wettability of the porous hydrogel, reversible charging and discharging were restored after the system cooled down. This work not only provides great guidance for preparing porous polymers with reversible pore structures but also paves the way for designing smart SCs with enhanced safety.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

ACS applied materials & interfaces - 16(2024), 15 vom: 17. Apr., Seite 19442-19452

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Fan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Chao [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Xiaona [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Xiaotong [VerfasserIn]
Chi, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Kun [VerfasserIn]
Bai, Yungang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Pixin [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Pickering high internal phase emulsion
Porous polymer
Reversible pore structures
Separator
Starch particles

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Date Revised 18.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acsami.3c19451

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370529804