High-frequency carbon supercapacitors from polyfurfuryl alcohol
High-frequency carbon supercapacitors from polyfurfuryl alcohol
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.12.111
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2011-09
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V. Ruiz;A. Pandolfo
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作者:
V. Ruiz;A. Pandolfo
Porous carbons with controllable and narrow pore-size distributions are prepared from the chemical activation of polyfurfuryl alcohol (PFA). HighapparentBET surface areas, up to 2600 m2g−1(2611 m2g−1by Density Functional Theory (DFT)), and good electrical conductivities (up to ∼130 S cm−1) are obtained. By varying the potassium hydroxide: carbon precursor ratio, the preparation of carbons with different proportions of micro- and fine mesoporosity (<5 nm) can be tailored to provide an ideal electronic and ionic pore structure for electrochemical energy-storage devices, such as electrical double-layer capacitors. High specific capacitance values are obtained up to 147 F g−1in a voltage window of 2.5 V using 1 M tetraethyl ammonium tetrafluoroborate in acetonitrile. Moreover, excellent high-current and high-frequency performance is demonstrated: 100 F g−1at 225 A g−1(10 Hz) and ∼30 F g−1at 100 Hz. When comparing the performance with commercial activated carbons (ACs) of similar textural properties, the PFA-derived ACs demonstrated better performance in terms of higher capacitance values and improved rate capabilities. There is a 125% increase in capacitance values at 1 kHz.