Surfactant-treated graphene covered polyaniline nanowires for supercapacitor electrode

Surfactant-treated graphene/polyaniline (G/PANI) nanocomposites were prepared by the MnO(2) template-aided oxidative polymerization of aniline (ANI) on the surfactant-treated graphene sheets. The electrochemical performances of the G/PANI nanocomposites in a three-electrode system using an aqueous sulfuric acid as an electrolyte exhibited a specific capacitance of 436 F g(−1) at 1 A g(−1), which is much higher than the specific capacitance of pure PANI (367 F g(−1)). Such a higher specific capacitance of the G/PANI nanocomposite inferred an excellent synergistic effect of respective pseudocapacitance and electrical double-layer capacitance of PANI and graphene.