Controlled preparation of interconnected 3D hierarchical porous carbons from bacterial cellulose-based composite monoliths for supercapacitors
The controlled design and synthesis of porous carbons with anticipated microstructures and morphologies, and a high specific surface area (SSA) have been focused on for supercapacitor development. Here, hierarchical porous carbons (HPCs) with an interconnected three-dimensional morphology derived fr...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Nanoscale 2020-07, Vol.12 (28), p.15261-15274 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The controlled design and synthesis of porous carbons with anticipated microstructures and morphologies, and a high specific surface area (SSA) have been focused on for supercapacitor development. Here, hierarchical porous carbons (HPCs) with an interconnected three-dimensional morphology derived from a natural-based bacterial cellulose (BC) composite have been successfully prepared by thermally induced phase separation of poly(ethylene-
co
-vinyl alcohol) (EVOH) and subsequent carbonization/activation. The SSA and porous architectures can be controlled by fine-tuning the preparation conditions such as the precursor morphology and structure, activator dosage and activation temperature, and the relationships between the super-capacitive properties and the SSA and pore size distribution have been further investigated. The obtained porous carbon material possesses a hierarchical porous structure with moderate micropores, favorable mesopores, interconnected macropores, a high SSA of 2161 m
2
g
−1
and a maximum oxygen-dopant content of 9.99%, enabling an increase in the active materials utilization efficiency and wettability. Due to the synergistic effects of these features, the obtained porous carbon electrode used in a supercapacitor shows a high specific capacitance of 420 F g
−1
at 0.5 A g
−1
, excellent rate performance with 75% capacitance retention at 20 A g
−1
, and good cycling stability with ∼96.1% retention even after 10 000 continuous charge-discharge cycles at 5 A g
−1
. Additionally, the assembled supercapacitor based on porous carbon displays a moderate energy density of 20 W h kg
−1
. The good electrochemical performance and facile effective synthesis of bio-derived carbon materials with tunable porous structures indicate promising applications in supercapacitors.
Morphology of a BC/EVOH monolith was tuned by changing the solvent ratio, and carbons from BC/EVOH(65%) exhibit a hierarchical porous structure, high specific capacitance, and excellent rate performance. |
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ISSN: | 2040-3364 2040-3372 |
DOI: | 10.1039/d0nr03591b |