Journal
MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
Volume 182, Issue -, Pages 139-147Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2016.07.015
Keywords
Mesoporous material; Nanostructures; Annealing; Ageing; Electrochemical properties
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- South African Research Chairs Initiative of the Department of Science and Technology
- National Research Foundation of South Africa [97994]
- NRF through SARChI in Carbon Technology and Materials
- University of Pretoria
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Low-cost biomass-derived activated porous carbon from natural pine cones is synthesized using hydrothermal approach followed by KOH activation and carbonization. The produced carbon materials have a high surface area of 1515 m(2) g(-1) with a well-developed meso/micropores structure which is advantageous and favorable for mass transfer and ion accommodation for fast rate performance by providing pathways for electrolyte permeation and contact probability. Symmetric device fabricated using the obtained carbon material as electrode, exhibited good electrochemical performance with no degradation of capacitance after voltage holding at 1 V for about 60 h demonstrating good rate capability of the fabricated device. The results demonstrate the exciting potential of the pine cone derived carbons as a promising candidate for high-performance electrode materials for supercapacitors if fully explored. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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