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Low-temperature performance of electrochemical capacitors using acetonitrile/methyl formate electrolytes and activated carbon fabric electrodes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2020

Erik J. Brandon ,
Marshall C. Smart  and
William C. West
Erik J. Brandon*
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA
Marshall C. Smart
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA
William C. West
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: erik.j.brandon@jpl.nasa.gov
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Abstract

Electrochemical capacitors featuring a modified acetonitrile (AN) electrolyte and a binder-free, activated carbon fabric electrode material were assembled and tested at <−40 °C. The melting point of the electrolyte was depressed relative to the standard pure AN solvent through the use of a methyl formate cosolvent, to enable operation at temperatures lower than the rated limit of typical commercial cells (−40 °C). Based on earlier electrolyte formulation studies, a 1:1 ratio of methyl formate to AN (by volume) was selected, to maximize freezing point depression while maintaining a sufficient salt solubility. The salt spiro-(1,1′)-bipyrrolidinium tetrafluoroborate was used, based on its improved conductivity at low temperatures, relative to linear alkyl ammonium salts. The carbon fabric electrode supported a relatively high rate capability at temperatures as low as −65 °C with a modest increase in cell resistance at this reduced temperature. The capacitance was only weakly dependent on temperature, with a specific capacitance of ∼110 F/g.

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energy storagecalorimetrycarbon
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , 28 January 2020 , pp. 113 - 121
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