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    In situ vanadophosphomolybdate impregnated into conducting polypyrrole for supercapacitor
    (Elsevier Ltd, 2020) Anandan Vannathan, A.A.; Maity, S.; Kella, T.; Shee, D.; Das, P.P.; Mal, S.S.
    The fast modernization and advancement in lifestyle increase the consumption of power daily due to all innovative technologies, e.g., hybrid vehicles, solar cells, smart power grid, communication devices, artificial hearts, etc. Conducting organic polymer-based energy storage devices had attracted much attention due to the conductive nature for a long time. However, its application has been restricted because of swelling and shrinking capability during the charge and discharge cycle. The combination of redox-active inorganic metal oxides, such as polyoxometalates (multi-metal oxide cluster) with conduction polymers, could enhance the material's stability due to its fast multi-electron redox property. Here, we report the two polypyrroles combined vanadophosphomolybdates, namely PPy-H4[PVMo11O40] and PPy-H5[PV2Mo10O40] nanohybrid electrode materials. The PPy-H5[PV2Mo10O40] electrode material behaves as pseudocapacitance and can deliver an excellent capacitance of 561.1 F/g in 0.1 M H2SO4 electrolyte solution at a 0.2 A/g current density, indicating capacitive composite material. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) reveals that PPy-H5[PV2Mo10O40] is more capacitive than PPy-H4[PVMo11O40] and PPy with equivalent series resistance (ESR) of 5.74 ?. The cell capacitance of PPy-H5[PV2Mo10O40] and PPy-H4[PVMo11O40] are found to be 5.38 and 9.15 mF, stipulating in small SC cell application. Likewise, the PPy-H5[PV2Mo10O40] nanohybrid electrode shows better responsive behavior with a relaxation time of 0.16 ms. Furthermore, the PPy-H5[PV2Mo10O40] electrode exhibits outstanding cycle stability, retaining ~95% of its capacitance after 4500 cycles as compare to PPy-H4[PVMo11O40] (~91%) electrode. © 2020
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    Enhanced Power Density of Graphene Oxide–Phosphotetradecavanadate Nanohybrid for Supercapacitor Electrode
    (Springer, 2021) Maity, S.; Anandan Vannathan, A.A.; Kumar, K.; Das, P.P.; Mal, S.S.
    Successful exploration of supercapacitor (SC) material to integrate with high energy and high power density storage device still remains a daunting challenge. Conducting carbon nanostructures have been primarily used for this purpose; however, most of their surface area remains unutilized throughout the storage process. Herein, a new type of hybrid material has been reported by effectively using active sides of carbon nanostructures. Insertion of faradaic-type polyoxometalates (POMs), namely phosphotetradecavanadate (Na7[H2PV14O42], hereafter described as PV14), into the graphene oxide (GO) matrix creates a novel hybrid material for SC applications. Owing to the formation of nanohybrid, it can store charges both electrostatically and electrochemically. PV14/GO composite’s electrochemical behavior in different electrolyte (acidic/neutral) solutions shows different types of characteristics. The PV14/GO composite as a working electrode exhibits a high galvanostatic capacitance of 139 F/g while maintaining at a power density of 97.94 W/kg in 0.25 M H2SO4 electrolyte. The specific energy density was also found out to be around 56.58 Wh/kg at a 5 mV/s scan rate for the same electrolyte. Furthermore, in 1 M Na2SO4 solution, PV14/GO composite demonstrates a specific capacitance of 85.4 F/g at a scan rate of 5 mV/s. The equivalent series resistance for the device was found to be approximately 0.51 ? with a circuit resistance of 3.881 ?, using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The cell capacitance, employing the Nyquist plot, was calculated to be around 2.78 mF. © 2021, ASM International.
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    Imidazolium cation linkers of polyoxomolybdate-polypyrrole nanocomposite electrode-based energy storage supercapacitors
    (Elsevier Ltd, 2022) Muhammed Anees, P.K.; Anandan Vannathan, A.A.; Abhijith, M.B.; Kella, T.; Shee, D.; Mal, S.S.
    The electrochemical properties of a new hybrid electrode, liquid-polyoxometalate-polypyrrole (BMIM-PVMo11-PPy) have been studied. The H4[PVMo11O40] (PVMo11) was combined with 1-Butyl-3-methyl-imidazolium (BMIM) ionic liquid and then doped on the polypyrrole (PPy) surface. In order to investigate the interaction between the BMIM, PVMo11, and PPy compound was characterized using various analytical techniques, such as Infrared spectroscopy, thermal stability analysis, powder X-ray diffraction, multinuclear NMR (1H and 13C), FESEM, EDX, and surface adsorption studies. The electrochemical performance of the BMIM-PVMo11-PPy composite material has been tested in an aqueous 0.25 M H2SO4 electrolytic solution. The BMIM-PVMo11-PPy composite exhibits the highest specific capacitance of 527.39 F g−1 at a current density of 1 A g−1, along with remarkable specific energy and power of 51.07 Wh kg−1 and 1078.96 W kg−1, respectively. The BMIM-PVMo11-PPy composite was observed to light up red and blue color LED bulbs for 66 and 16 s, respectively, with 84 mg of sample coated on carbon cloth, suggesting an incredible specific power of that material. © 2021 Elsevier B.V.
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    High-performance electrochemical supercapacitors based on polyoxometalate integrated into polyaniline and activated carbon nanohybrid
    (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023) Anandan Vannathan, A.A.; Kella, T.; Shee, D.; Mal, S.S.
    Polyaniline (PANI) and carbonaceous materials and metallic compounds have played a significant role in energy storage and conversion devices. PANI has demonstrated tremendous potential in the supercapacitor industry due to its high specific capacitance, high flexibility, and economical price. The CPs damage the hierarchical structure during the charging and discharging process and start swelling. Thus, incorporating polyoxometalates (POMs) into the conducting polymer matrix increases the stability of the electrode material. Here, we have demonstrated a comparative study of two newly synthesized composite materials consisting of K5H2[PV4W8O40] ·11H2O, (PV4W8) POM incorporated into two different supports, such as pseudocapacitive polyaniline (PANI) and EDLC activated carbon (AC) matrix. It was observed that the PANI-PV4W8 composite exhibited excellent capacitance nature at 0.5 M H2SO4 electrolyte solution than AC-PV4W8. The PANI-PV4W8 composite demonstrated the specific capacitance of 584 F g−1 at 0.8 A g−1. The composite also exhibited energy and power density of 81Wh kg−1 and 1598 W kg−1, respectively. Besides, the composite shows 93.13% capacity retention after 4500 cycles by cyclic voltammetry measurement at a 500 mV s−1 scan rate. Furthermore, the AC-PV4W8 showed a specific capacitance of 62 F g−1 at the current density of 0.6 A g−1. Interestingly, The PANI-PV4W8 composite could glow up the red and yellow LED bulb for more than a minute, suggesting a promising electrode material for practical supercapacitor purposes. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.