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Journal Article 
High-temperature supercapacitor with a proton-conducting metal pyrophosphate electrolyte 
Hibino, T; Kobayashi, K; Nagao, M; Kawasaki, S; , 
2015 
1 
Scientific Reports
EISSN: 2045-2322 
English 
25600936 
Expanding the range of supercapacitor operation to temperatures above 100 °C is important because this would enable capacitors to operate under the severe conditions required for next-generation energy storage devices. In this study, we address this challenge by the fabrication of a solid-state supercapacitor with a proton-conducting Sn(0.95)Al(0.05)H(0.05)P(2)O(7) (SAPO)-polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) composite electrolyte and a highly condensed H3PO4 electrode ionomer. At a temperature of 200 °C, the SAPO-PTFE electrolyte exhibits a high proton conductivity of 0.02 S cm(-1) and a wide withstanding voltage range of ± 2 V. The H3PO4 ionomer also has good wettability with micropore-rich activated carbon, which realizes a capacitance of 210 F g(-1) at 200 °C. The resulting supercapacitor exhibits an energy density of 32 Wh kg(-1) at 3 A g(-1) and stable cyclability after 7000 cycles from room temperature to 150 °C.