Nitrogen--oxygen co-doped corrugation-like porous carbon for high performance supercapacitor

doi:10.1007/s11706-018-0431-2

Front. Mater. Sci.

2018, Vol. 12

Issue (3) : 283-291 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11706-018-0431-2

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Nitrogen--oxygen co-doped corrugation-like porous carbon for high performance supercapacitor

Wang YANG^1,², Wu YANG¹, Lina KONG¹, Shuanlong DI¹, Xiujuan QIN^1,²(

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¹. Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
². State key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China

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Abstract

Nitrogen–oxygen co-doped corrugation-like porous carbon (NO-PC) has been developed by direct pyrolysis of formaldehyde–melamine polymer containing manganese nitrate. The melamine, formaldehyde and manganese nitrate act as nitrogen, oxygen source and pore-foaming agent, respectively. NO-PC exhibits favorable porous architecture for efficient ion transfer and moderate heteroatom doping for additional pseudocapacitance, which synergistically enhances the electrochemical performance of the NO-PC-based supercapacitor. The electrode delivers specific capacitance of 240 F/g at 0.3 A/g when tested in 6 mol/L KOH electrolyte, good rate capability (capacitance retention of 83.3% at 5 A/g) as well as stable cycling performance (capacitance remains ~96% after 10000 cycles at 3 A/g). The facile synthesis with unique architecture and chemistry modification offers a promising candidate for electrode material of energy storage devices.

Keywords nitrogen--oxygen co-doping porous carbon supercapacitor

Corresponding Author(s): Xiujuan QIN

Online First Date: 07 August 2018 Issue Date: 10 September 2018

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Wang YANG,Wu YANG,Lina KONG, et al. Nitrogen--oxygen co-doped corrugation-like porous carbon for high performance supercapacitor[J]. Front. Mater. Sci., 2018, 12(3): 283-291.

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Fig.1 Schematic illustration of the synthesis process of NO-PC.

Fig.2 (a)(b)(c) SEM images and (d)(e)(f) TEM images of NO-PC at different magnifications.

Fig.3 (a) XRD patterns of the intermediate sample before acid washing (bottom) and the final NO-PC (top). (b) Raman spectrum of NO-PC. (c) Nitrogen adsorption and desorption isotherms and (d) pore size distribution of NO-PC.

Fig.4 (a) XPS survey spectrum of NO-PC. (b)(c)(d) High-resolution XPS spectra of C 1s, O 1s and N 1s.

Fig.5 (a) CV curves at different scan rates from 5 to 70 mV/s. (b) GCD curves at different current densities from 0.3 to 10 A/g. (c) Specific capacitance at various current densities. (d) Cyclic stability of NO-PC tested at a current density of 3 A/g.

Fig.6 (a) Nyquist plots of NO-PC (the inset shows the amplified part of Nyquist plots). (b) Bode diagrams of phase versus frequency. (c) The normalized real part capacitance versus frequency. (d) The normalized imaginary part capacitance versus frequency.

Fig. S1 SEM images of NO-PC at lower magnification.

Fig. S2 The electrochemical performance of NO-PC in 1 mol/L H₂SO₄ electrolyte: (a) CV curves at different scan rates from 5 to 70 mV/s; (b) GCD curves at different current densities from 0.3 to 10 A/g; (c) specific capacitance at various current densities.

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