Preparation and electrochemical behavior of new hybrid materials composed of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) that were derivatized with poly(diallyldimethylammonium) chloride and modified with vanadium-mixed addenda Dawson-type heteropolytungstate, [P 2 W 17 VO 62 ] 8− , is described here. These nanostructured composite systems exhibited fast dynamics of charge propagation. They were characterized by the transport (effectively diffusional) kinetic parameter of approximately 8×10 −8 cm −2 s −1/2 and the specific capacitance parameter of 82 F g −1 (at the charging/discharging current of 200 mA g −1 ). The latter parameter for bare CNTs was found to be only 50 F g −1 under analogous conditions. These observations were based on the results of galvanostatic charging-discharging, cyclic voltammetric, and AC impedance spectroscopic measurements. The improved capacitance properties were attributed to the systems' pseudocapacitive features originating from the fast redox transitions of the [P 2 W 17 VO 62 ] 8− polyanions. In addition to the fast redox conduction, the proposed organicinorganic hybrid materials exhibited interesting electrocatalytic activity toward reduction of bromate in the broad concentration range (sensitivity, 0.24 mA cm −2 mmol −1 dm 3 ).
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