Journal
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 401, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139422
Keywords
Supercapacitors; Microporous carbon; KOH activation; Aqueous electrolyte; Average pore size
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [NSFC 51907110, 22078179]
- Taishan Scholar Foundation [tsqn201812063]
- ShandongProvincial Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Project [2019TSLH0703]
- Key R&D project of Shandong Province [2019QYTPY030]
- Opening Fund of State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing [SKLOP202002004]
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Fifteen microporous carbons with varying nanotextural characteristics were prepared by adjusting the KOH/carbon ratio and activation temperature, showing high micropore ratios and specific surface areas. The complexity of pore structure was found to significantly impact the electrochemical performance, affecting the penetration of ions and the formation of capacitance. This study provides guidance for tailoring pore structures suitable for aqueous KOH and H2SO4 electrolytes.
Fifteen microporous carbons with variable nanotextural characteristics were prepared by KOH activation through tuning the KOH/carbon ratio and activation temperature. The prepared porous carbons have a high ratio of micropores and specific surface area up to 95% and 1410 m(2) g(-1), respectively. Combining the pore-structure analyzes and electrochemical measurements in aqueous KOH and H(2)SO(4 )electrolytes, it is shown that the complexity of the pore structure has a significant effect on the electrochemical performance. The solvated/naked K+ can penetrate across the narrow pore entrance of the microporous carbons with an average pore size smaller than 0.6 nm and form electric double-layer (EDL) capacitance, while solvated/naked SO42- cannot due to its larger ionic size. However, the penetration of SO42- followed by hydrated H+ become available when the average pore size is larger than 0.6 nm. With the combination of pseudocapacitance and EDL capacitance, microporous carbon shows a much higher supercapacitive performance in H2SO4 than that in KOH electrolyte. This work on pore-structure dependence of supercapacitive performance paves a guide for tailoring pore-structure suitable for aqueous KOH and H2SO4 electrolytes. (C) 2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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