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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 86, Issue -, Pages 241-247Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.08.006
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Activated carbon; Supercapacitor; Surface chemistry; Microporosity; Electrolyte
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In the present study, we report the microstructural characterization and the electrochemical performance of six activated carbons with varied textural properties. Activated carbons were investigated in terms of specific surface area, pore size distribution, surface chemistry and electrochemical behaviour in acidic, neutral and organic electrolytes. For this purpose, N-2 adsorption isotherms, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and cyclic voltammetry (CV) techniques were used. Electrochemical properties of symmetric supercapacitors using these carbons were investigated by galvanostatic charge-discharge experiments and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Differences in textural properties of the activated carbons were analysed and correlated with their electrochemical behaviour indicating that mesoporous carbons of high surface area are promising materials for high power applications, whereas microporous carbons with higher specific capacitances would be preferred for high energy and medium power applications. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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