Abstract:
The ZrO
2/PVDF-PAN composite membranes based as poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and polyacrylonitrile(PAN) with different ZrO
2 contents were prepared by electrospinning. The morphology and specific surface area were characterized by SEM and BET, respectively. The results show that the morphologies of the composite membranes depend on the ZrO
2 content. With the increasing of ZrO
2 content, the surface of fibers becomes unsmooth and the specific surface area and liquid absorption rate increase, and they reach the maximum when the ZrO
2 content is 0.4% of the mass of PVDF and PAN. To study the effect of ZrO
2 content on electrochemical performance of composite membranes, super-capacitors were fabricated with the composite membrane as separators. Test results of cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) show that composite membrane with 0.4wt% ZrO
2 possesses excellent electrochemical performance, in which the specific capacitance value and ionic conductivity reach 126.0 F/g and 9.31×10
-3 S/cm, respectively.