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Functional and structural modification of polyvinyl alcohol/carbon nanotubes composite fibers

Authors: César A. García-Pérez,Victor A. González-Dueñas,Fernando J. Rodríguez-Macías,Carmina Menchaca-Campos,O.A. González-Noriega,Yadira I. Vega-Cantú
Journal: Results in Materials
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Publish date: 2024-9
ISSN: 2590-048X DOI: 10.1016/j.rinma.2024.100603
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The article reports substantial reductions in impedance and capacitance values of up to 80.7 F g⁻¹ for heat- and acid-treated PVA/MWCNT electrodes, but several aspects of the electrochemical record require clarification. Section 2.4 states a polarization scan rate of 100 mV min⁻¹, whereas Figure 8 presents measurements at 10, 20, 50, and 100 mV s⁻¹. In addition, Equation 1 appears to convert the instantaneous current at each potential directly into “specific capacity,” and the maximum plotted value is reported as specific capacitance; please clarify how the full voltammograms, electrode masses, areas, and potential windows were used to calculate the reported 80.7 and 34 F g⁻¹ values.

The EIS tables likewise appear to derive capacitance from , but the equivalent circuit, fitting procedure, fit quality, electrode-contact configuration, and replicate variability are not provided. Could the authors make available the original CV and EIS files, electrode masses, calculation worksheets, circuit model, fitting residuals, and replicate-level results? Clarification is also needed because the electrospinning flow rate of 0.06 μL min⁻¹ would dispense only 0.0108 mL in the stated three-hour run, and because Methods assign 0.2% NaCl to the forcespinning solution whereas the Results state that it was used for electrospinning. These points are necessary to determine whether the quantitative electrochemical conclusions remain valid.

 

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