Objective: The objective of the current work is to synthesize the conducting polymer, i.e. polyaniline electrodes, with different reaction times using the chemical bath deposition (CBD) method. The further study involves its effect on structural, morphological, and electrochemical characteristics of the PANI electrodes.
Methods:The CBD method is used to synthesize the PANI electrodes. The analysis of the electrodes was carried out using X-Ray diffraction, contact angle, FESEM with EDX, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and electrochemical characterizations.
Results:The structural and wettability analysis confirmed the amorphous and hydrophilic properties of the PANI electrodes. The contact angle increased with an increase in the reaction time of the PANI electrodes. The morphological images of all samples showed that the thickness of the interconnected nanofibres increased with the deposition time. Electrochemical analysis of the PANI electrodes was carried out by cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The evaluated highest value of specific capacitance (SC) by CV was 601F/g at 5mV/s in 1M KOH. GCD provided specific energy of 9.10Whg −1 , specific power of 22kW kg −1, and an efficiency of 92.89%.
Conclusion:It is feasible to synthesize PANI samples with the CBD method. The physical and electrochemical properties of electrodes prepared at different deposition times change with increasing deposition times. Deposition time does not affect the amorphous nature of the sample, and the sample deposited for 60min exhibited the highest SC 601F/gm at 5mVs -1 .