Porous 3D Few-Layer Graphene-like Carbon for Ultrahigh-Power Supercapacitors with Well-Defined Structure-Performance Relationship
Porous 3D Few-Layer Graphene-like Carbon for Ultrahigh-Power Supercapacitors with Well-Defined Structure-Performance Relationship
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用于超高功率超级电容器的多孔 3D 少层类石墨烯碳,具有明确的结构 - 性能关系
DOI:
10.1002/adma.201604569
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
29.4
通讯作者:
Z. Hu
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作者:
J. Zhao;Y. F. Jiang;H. Fan;M. Liu;O. Zhuo;X. Z. Wang;Q. Wu;L. J. Yang;Y. W. Ma;Z. Hu
DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201604569 maintained or even enhanced with increasing wettability, there will be a big space for further improvement of supercapacitive performance. As known, graphene grown on a metallic template usually has higher crystallinity and better conductivity than that grown on an oxide template.[6, 7] Based on these considerations, herein we have developed an in situ porous Cu template method to prepare 3D hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterials in analogy to the in situ MgO template method. The unique 3D few-layer graphene-like carbon (3DG) is obtained which is characterized by the open porous architecture with interconnected micro-meso-macropores, large SSA (> 1500 m2 g− 1), high conductivity (> 800 S m− 1), and high wettability either in aqueous or in ionic liquid electrolytes. As a result, 3DG presents the high supercapacitive performances in both the electrolytes. Especially, EDLCs based on the 3DG prepared at 1000 C deliver ultrahigh maximum power densities of 1066.2 and 740.8 kW kg− 1 in aqueous and ionic liquid electrolytes, respectively, with a toplevel energy density, rate capability, and cycling stability. The excellent performance is well-associated with the unique structure by detailed examination on the changing behavior of equivalent series resistance (RESR) with current density combined with the classical electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The 3DG prepared at 800, 900, and 1000 C are denoted as 3DG800, 3DG900, and 3DG1000, respectively. Figure 1 shows the typical morphological and structural characterizations of 3DG1000. Basically, 3DG1000 maintains the profile of the 3D porous Cu template inherited from the basic copper carbonate precursor, and demonstrates a core–shell structure with abundant open pores of different sizes in either the shell or the core. The porous morphology for meso-and macropores exhibits a self-similarity of irregular fractal as shown in the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images with different magnifications,[8] and the shell is denser than the core (Figure 1a–f and Figure S1 (Supporting Information)). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations further reveal that the hierarchical pores are composed of the interconnected crumpled sheets of one to three graphitized layers in thickness (Figure 1g, h). 3DG800 and 3DG900 exhibit similar features (Figure S2, Supporting Information). The steep uptake at p/p0< 0.01 in the N2 sorption isotherm indicates the existence of abundant micropores. The crescent-like hysteresis loop at 0.42< p/p0< 1 exhibits no limiting adsorption at high p/p0 and no clear boundary between the sorption regions corresponding to meso-and macropores (Figure 1i and Figure S3 (Supporting Information)). This is a typical type H3 loop, confirming a loose network and coexisting micro-meso-macropores for the 3DG.[9] This isotherm is somewhat different from that of the carbon-based nanocagesElectrical double layer capacitors (EDLCs), also called supercapacitors, have attracted much attention due to their capability of delivering high power density and long cycling stability as compared to batteries.[1] In principle, an ideal EDLC electrode material should simultaneously meet the requirements of:(i) a high specific surface area (SSA) to ensure the space for charge storage,(ii) well-balanced pore distribution to improve both specific capacitance and rate capability,(iii) high conductivity to ensure high rate capability and power density, and (iv) good wettability to facilitate ion diffusion and increase the ion-accessible surface area.[1, 2] sp2 carbon materials are the most commonly used electrodes due to their good conductivities, abundant …