Skip to main content
. 2016 Feb 3;11:64. doi: 10.1186/s11671-016-1284-1

Table 2.

Capacitance performances of PANI and PANI composites

Electrode materials Synthetic methods Specific capacitance (F/g) Capacitance retention Test electrolyte Published year Ref
PANI powder Chemical polymerization 107 79 % after 9000 cycles 1 M EtNBF4 2002 [177]
PANI nanowires Electropolymerization 775 91 % after 1000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2006 [246]
PANI nanofibers Chemical polymerization 428 1 M H2SO4 2008 [179]
PANI nanowires Electropolymerization 700 at 5 A/g 1 M H2SO4 2008 [180]
PANI nanowires Electropolymerization 1142 at 5 A/g 95 % after 500 cycles 2 M H2SO4 2008 [170]
PANI nanofibers Electropolymerization 480 at 5 mV/cm2 1 M KCl and 10-3 M HCl 2009 [247]
PANI nanobelts Electropolymerization 873 96 % after 500 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2010 [248]
PANI nanofibers Electropolymerization 839 95 % after 500 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2010 [249]
PANI nanowires Electropolymerization 950 at 1 A/g 80 % after 500 cycles 1 M HClO4, 1 M LiTFSI 2010 [181]
Nanostructured PANI Chemical bath deposition 503 1 M H2SO4 2011 [250]
PANI nanowires Electropolymerization 882 95 % after 500 cycles 0.5 M H2SO4 2013 [183]
Polypyrrole/PANI In situ polymerization 416 1 M H2SO4 2008 [186]
Nafion/PANI Solution cast 235 84 % after 10000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2010 [187]
MnO2/PANI Static adsorption 330 at 1 A/g 94 % after 1000 cycles 0.1 M Na2SO4 2007 [188]
MnO2/PANI In situ polymerization 510 at 1 A/g 0.5 M Na2SO4 2010 [189]
TiO2/PANI In situ polymerization 330 at 1.5 A/g 122 % after 3000 cycles and 92 % after 10000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2009 [190]
TiO2/PANI In situ polymerization 784 0.5 M H2SO4 2012 [191]
SnO2/PANI In situ polymerization 325 at 30 A/g 1 M H2SO4 2012 [192]
MnWO4/PANI In situ polymerization 481 at 18 A/g 1 M H2SO4 2012 [193]
Silicon/PANI Electropolymerization 470 at 5 mV/cm2 78 % after 700 cycles 0.5 M H2SO4 2010 [194]
Sodium alginate In situ polymerization 2093 74 % after 1000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2011 [195]
Porous carbon/PANI Electropolymerization 180 90 % after 1000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2003 [196]
Activated carbon/PANI Electropolymerization 270 1 M H2SO4 2004 [198]
Activated carbon/PANI Electropolymerization 587 0.5 M H2SO4 2008 [199]
Activated carbon/PANI In situ polymerization 956 6 M KOH 2011 [200]
Hollow carbon sphere In situ polymerization 525 at 0.1 A/g 73 % after 1000 cycles 2 M H2SO4 2010 [201]
Carbon nanofiber/PANI Vapour deposition polymerization 264 1 M H2SO4 2005 [119]
Carbon nanofiber/PANI In situ polymerization 638 at 2 A/g 91 % after 1000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2011 [202]
Calcium carbide-derived carbon/PANI In situ polymerization 713 80 % after 1000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2010 [204]
Mesoporous carbon/PANI In situ polymerization 87.4 at 5 mA/cm2 90 % after 1000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2010 [206]
OMC/PANI In situ polymerization 409 at 0.1 A/g 30 wt.% KOH 2011 [207]
OMC/PANI In situ polymerization 400 at 1 A/g 80 % after 1000 cycles 6 M KOH 2011 [208]
Carboncloth/PANI Electropolymerization 673 1 M H2SO4 2011 [210]
Carboncloth/PANI Electropolymerization 408 at 1 A/g 30 % after 1000 cycles 0.5 M Na2SO4 2012 [209]
Carbon black/PANI layer-by-layer assembly 532 at 10 mA/cm2 1 M H2SO4 2013 [211]
PANI/mesoporous carbon/MnO2 In situ polymerization 695 1 A/g 88 % after 1000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2012 [251]
Carbonized PANI nanotubes Chemical polymerization and carbonization 165 at 0.1 A/g 30 wt.% KOH 2010 [252]
SWCNT/PANI In situ polymerization 191 at 0.25 A/g 1 M NaNO3 2004 [219]
SWCNT/PANI Electropolymerization 463 at 10 mA/cm2 95 % after 500 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2006 [215]
CNT/PANI In situ polymerization 350 at 1 A/g 92 % after 1000 cycles 0.5 M H2SO4 2010 [253, 254]
SWCNT/PANI Electropolymerization 1000 0.5 M H2SO4 2011 [255]
MWCNT/PANI Chemical vapour deposition 328 at 5 mA/cm2 94 % after 1000 cycles 1 M NaNO3 2007 [228]
MWCNT/PANI In situ polymerization 322 at 1 mA/cm2 1 M H2SO4 2007 [223]
MWCNT/PANI In situ polymerization 606 at 1 A/g 64 % after 1000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2007 [256]
CNT array/PANI Electropolymerization 1030 at 5.9 A/g >94 % after 5000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2008 [202]
MWCNT/PANI Electropolymerization 500 at 5 mA/cm2 68 % after 1000 cycles 0.5 M H2SO4 2009 [257]
MWCNT/PANI In situ polymerization 238 at 0.25 A/g 1 M H2SO4 2010 [258]
MWCNT/PANI In situ polymerization 560 71 % after 1000 cycles 0.1 M H2SO4 2010 [213]
MWCNT/PANI Solid-state polymerization 522 at 3 mA/cm2 1 M H2SO4 2011 [225]
MWCNT/PANI In situ polymerization 250 83 % after 100 cycles 0.1 M H2SO4 2011 [220]
CNT/PANI In situ polymerization 440 at 1 A/g 96 % after 1000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2012 [259]
MWCNT/Sulphur/PANI In situ polymerization 1334 mAh/g 70 % after 80 cycles 1 M LiTFSI in DOL:DME (1:1, v/v) 2011 [218]
MWCNT/PANI/MnO2 In situ polymerization 330 77 % after 1000 cycles 0.5 M Na2NO3 2011 [227]
GO/PANI In situ polymerization 746 at 0.2 A/g 73 % after 500 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2010 [260]
GO/PANI nanoarrays In situ polymerization 555 at 0.2 A/g 92 % after 1000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2010 [182]
Partially reduced GO/PANI In situ polymerization 330 at 5 mA/cm2 ~87 % after 1000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2013 [238]
Graphene/PANI In situ polymerization 408 84 % after 40 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2009 [232]
Graphene/PANI Electropolymerization 233 Slightly increase with longer cycles 1 M H2SO4 2009 [261]
Graphene/PANI nanofiber In situ polymerization 480 at 0.1 A/g 2 M H2SO4 2010 [262]
GO/PANI In situ polymerization 320 at 0.1 A/g 67 % after 5 cycles
Graphene/PANI In situ polymerization 1126 84 % after 1000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2010 [263]
Graphene/PANI In situ polymerization 1046 at 1 mV/s 67 % after 1000 cycles 6 M KOH 2010 [245]
Graphene/PANI In situ polymerization 489 at 0.4 A/g >96 % after 500 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2010 [233]
GO/PANI 366 at 0.4 A/g
Graphene/PANI In situ polymerization 450 ~90 % after 1000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2011 [264]
Graphene/PANI Adsorption 301 0.5 A/g 67 % after 1000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2011 [265]
Graphene/PANI In situ polymerization 699 92.8 % after 1000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2012 [229]
Graphene/PANI In situ polymerization 846 79.4 % after 1000 cycles
Graphene /PANI nanofiber In situ polymerization 526 at 0.2 A/g 2 M H2SO4 2012 [266]
Functionalized graphene/PANI In situ polymerization 355 at 10 A/g 1 M H2SO4 2011 [267]
Graphene/PANI In situ polymerization 1130 87 % after 1000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2011 [231]
NH2-RGO/PANI In situ polymerization 500 119 % after 680 cycles and then decrease 1 M H2SO4 2012 [240]
Graphene/PANI In situ polymerization 361 at 0.3 A/g ~82 % after 1000 cycles 2012 [264, 268]
Graphene/PANI In situ polymerization 250 1 M H2SO4 2012 [230]
Graphene/PANI nanofiber Filtration 210 at 0.3 A/g 71 % after 800 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2010 [234]
Graphene/PANI nanofiber Nanofiber grafting 623 at 0.3 A/g 82 % after uncertain cycles 2 M H2SO4 2012 [235]
Graphene/PANI nanofiber Nanofiber grafting 580 at 0.3 A/g 96 % after 200 cycles 2 M H2SO4 2012 [236]
Graphene/PANI Layer-by-layer assembled films 584 F/cm3 at 3 A/cm3 ~56 % after 1000 cycles 1 M Na2SO4 2012 [237]
Graphene/PANI oriented arrays In situ polymerization 1665 at 1 A/g 97 % after 2000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2013 [243]
3D graphene/PANI In situ polymerization 346 at 4 A/g 71 % after 120 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2012 [241]
Graphene/PANI/CNT In situ polymerization 1035 94 % after 1000 cycles 6 M KOH 2010 [245]
Graphene/PANI/CNT Vacuum filtration 569 at 0.1 A/g 96 % after 5000 cycles 1 M HCl 2011 [244]
GO/activated carbon cloth/PANI Electropolymerization 369 at 50 mA/g 80 % after 1000 cycles 1 M H2SO4 2012 [269]