A universal construction of robust interface between 2D conductive polymer and cellulose for textile supercapacitor

Conductive polymer (CP) fabric is considered as the ideal electrode for flexible energy storage due to its light weight, good flexibility and high energy storage properties. However, the conventional polymer-coated cellulose fiber synthesized by liquid-phase oxidation polymerization always forms disordered assembly of polymer particles on fiber, which endures poor mechanical stability. Here, we report a two-dimensional (2D) CP based fabric electrode realized by a salt-template assisted vapor-phase polymerization method, which achieves robust coating of 2D CP on various cellulose fibers. Typically, the prepared 2D polypyrrole@cotton electrode displays a high specific capacitance (902.6 mF cm-2) and good cycling stability (86.5% capacitance retention after 12,000 cycles). The capacitance of flexible symmetrical device retains at more than 90% when it is bent to 180 degrees after 1000 bending cycles. This work provides a new strategy for the robust interface between functional materials and cellulose fibers, and has great potential for commercial mass production.