Mechanically robust, thermally stable, bio-sourced and flexible eutectogel electrolytes for MXene-based symmetric supercapacitors
Omish Sethi, Akshidha Singla, Ravi Dutt, Gagandeep Singh, Kanica Sharma, Iqbal Singh, Aman Mahajan, Ashwani Kumar Sood, Tejwant Singh Kang
Abstract
Environmentally benign and novel quasi-solid-state gel electrolytes comprising gelatin and an eco-friendly deep eutectic solvent (DES) or DES–water mixtures (water content ∼20 wt% and ∼50 wt%) have been prepared and characterized.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceSupercapacitorElectrolyteEnvironmentally friendlyGelatinEutectic systemChemical engineeringDeep eutectic solventSolventComposite materialOrganic chemistryElectrochemistryMicrostructureElectrodeChemistryBiologyPhysical chemistryEcologyEngineeringSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationMXene and MAX Phase MaterialsNanomaterials for catalytic reactions