Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Micro-Mesoporous Carbon for Supercapacitors. Issue 9 (13th July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chen, Aibing; Wang, Yuying; Li, Qing; Yu, Yifeng; Li, Yuetong; Zhang, Yue; Li, Yunqian; Xia, Kechan; Li, Shuhui
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. Volume 163:Issue 9(2016)
• Page Start: A1959
• Page End: A1964
• Publication Date: 2016-07-13
• Subjects: Micro-mesoporous -- Nitrogen-doped -- SBA-15 -- Supercapacitors -- Zinc chloride; Electrochemistry -- Periodicals; 541.3705
• DOI: 10.1149/2.0711609jes
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0013-4651

Abstract

Abstract : Supercapacitors are considered to be the most promising power source to meet the pressing requirements of energy storage. Supercapacitive electrode materials, which are closely related to the high-efficiency energy storage, have provoked more interest. Herein, we present a high-capacity supercapacitor material based on the nitrogen-doped micro-mesoporous carbon material, which is synthesized by employing urea-formaldehyde resin as carbon and nitrogen sources, zinc chloride as a porogen and SBA-15 as a hard template. With high surface area, abundant porosity and nitrogen-doped, the composite material exhibits a reversible specific capacitance of 226.3 F g −1 at the current density of 1.0 A g −1 in 6 M KOH electrolyte, and maintains a better high-class capacitance retention capability. These results show that nitrogen-doped micro-mesoporous carbon material represents a promising alternative to efficient electrode material for supercapacitors.