Effects of pore widening vs oxygenation on capacitance of activated carbon in aqueous sodium sulfate electrolyte

The commercial activated carbon has a relatively low specific capacitance in the Na2SO4 electrolyte, which hinder the development of asymmetrical supercapacitors with high voltage. Re-activation and oxidative etching methods were applied to change the pore structure of activated carbon, respectively...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Lixing, Chi, Yuqin, Li, Zhen, Sun, Xiaolei, Gu, Huazhi, Zhang, Haijun, Chen, Yao, Chen, George Zheng
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author Zhang, Lixing
Chi, Yuqin
Li, Zhen
Sun, Xiaolei
Gu, Huazhi
Zhang, Haijun
Chen, Yao
Chen, George Zheng
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Chi, Yuqin
Li, Zhen
Sun, Xiaolei
Gu, Huazhi
Zhang, Haijun
Chen, Yao
Chen, George Zheng
author_sort Zhang, Lixing
building Nottingham Research Data Repository
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description The commercial activated carbon has a relatively low specific capacitance in the Na2SO4 electrolyte, which hinder the development of asymmetrical supercapacitors with high voltage. Re-activation and oxidative etching methods were applied to change the pore structure of activated carbon, respectively, to study the capacitive behavior of carbon in the Na2SO4 electrolyte. The pore distributions combining with capacitive properties deduce that 0.85 nm is the threshold diameter of the ion-accessible micropores for hydrated Na+ and SO42−. The specific capacitances of both the carbon materials by re-activation and oxidative etching methods are increased by 40 %, in comparison with the commercial activated carbon. The enhanced capacitive performances of the carbon materials were mainly attributed to the increased ion-accessible specific surface area and pseudocapacitance, respectively. The oxidative etching is a more facile and economical method for practice application. Combining with MnO2 as the positive electrode, the asymmetrical supercapacitor with a high voltage of 1.8 V exhibits a maximum specific cell capacitance of 50 F g–1 and specific energy of 22.5 Wh kg–1.
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spelling nottingham-605342020-05-08T00:49:32Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/60534/ Effects of pore widening vs oxygenation on capacitance of activated carbon in aqueous sodium sulfate electrolyte Zhang, Lixing Chi, Yuqin Li, Zhen Sun, Xiaolei Gu, Huazhi Zhang, Haijun Chen, Yao Chen, George Zheng The commercial activated carbon has a relatively low specific capacitance in the Na2SO4 electrolyte, which hinder the development of asymmetrical supercapacitors with high voltage. Re-activation and oxidative etching methods were applied to change the pore structure of activated carbon, respectively, to study the capacitive behavior of carbon in the Na2SO4 electrolyte. The pore distributions combining with capacitive properties deduce that 0.85 nm is the threshold diameter of the ion-accessible micropores for hydrated Na+ and SO42−. The specific capacitances of both the carbon materials by re-activation and oxidative etching methods are increased by 40 %, in comparison with the commercial activated carbon. The enhanced capacitive performances of the carbon materials were mainly attributed to the increased ion-accessible specific surface area and pseudocapacitance, respectively. The oxidative etching is a more facile and economical method for practice application. Combining with MnO2 as the positive electrode, the asymmetrical supercapacitor with a high voltage of 1.8 V exhibits a maximum specific cell capacitance of 50 F g–1 and specific energy of 22.5 Wh kg–1. Institute of Physics Publishing 2020-03-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/60534/1/Effects%20of%20Pore%20Widening%20vs%20Oxygenation%20on%20Capacitance%20of%20Activated%20Carbon%20in%20Aqueous%20Sodium%20Sulfate%20Electrolyte.pdf Zhang, Lixing, Chi, Yuqin, Li, Zhen, Sun, Xiaolei, Gu, Huazhi, Zhang, Haijun, Chen, Yao and Chen, George Zheng (2020) Effects of pore widening vs oxygenation on capacitance of activated carbon in aqueous sodium sulfate electrolyte. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 167 (4). 040524. ISSN 1945-7111 activated carbon; re-activation; oxidative etching; sodium sulfate; asymmetrical supercapacitor http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ab75c8 doi:10.1149/1945-7111/ab75c8 doi:10.1149/1945-7111/ab75c8
spellingShingle activated carbon; re-activation; oxidative etching; sodium sulfate; asymmetrical supercapacitor
Zhang, Lixing
Chi, Yuqin
Li, Zhen
Sun, Xiaolei
Gu, Huazhi
Zhang, Haijun
Chen, Yao
Chen, George Zheng
Effects of pore widening vs oxygenation on capacitance of activated carbon in aqueous sodium sulfate electrolyte
title Effects of pore widening vs oxygenation on capacitance of activated carbon in aqueous sodium sulfate electrolyte
title_full Effects of pore widening vs oxygenation on capacitance of activated carbon in aqueous sodium sulfate electrolyte
title_fullStr Effects of pore widening vs oxygenation on capacitance of activated carbon in aqueous sodium sulfate electrolyte
title_full_unstemmed Effects of pore widening vs oxygenation on capacitance of activated carbon in aqueous sodium sulfate electrolyte
title_short Effects of pore widening vs oxygenation on capacitance of activated carbon in aqueous sodium sulfate electrolyte
title_sort effects of pore widening vs oxygenation on capacitance of activated carbon in aqueous sodium sulfate electrolyte
topic activated carbon; re-activation; oxidative etching; sodium sulfate; asymmetrical supercapacitor
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