Biomass-derived carbon sponges for use as sodium-ion capacitor electrodes
S-doped carbon sponges have been synthesized via an eco-friendly approach based on a salt-templating strategy followed by an easy S-doping process. Gluconic acid was chosen as a sustainable carbon precursor, sodium carbonate as a low toxicity, water-removable template, and sulfur as an environmentally benign, earth-abundant S-dopant. These carbon sponges are characterized by a 3D structure of thin interconnected carbon walls with a highly disordered structure, dilated mean interlayer spacing (d > 0.36 nm) and high content of electrochemically active covalent sulfur (up to 13% by weight, mainly as thiophene groups). As a result of these properties, they provide high sodium storage capacity at both low and high discharge rates: 524 mA h g−1 at 0.1 A g−1 and 161 mA h g−1 at 10 A g−1. A Na-ion capacitor was assembled with the S-doped carbon sponges with optimized sodium storage performance as the negative electrode and a gluten-derived highly porous 3D carbon (SBET ∼ 2600 m2 g−1) as the positive electrode. The sodium-ion capacitor with an optimized positive-to-negative electrode mass ratio of 1 can be steady cycled with low capacity fade of 0.0022% per cycle, and is able to deliver a high specific energy of 72 W h kg−1 under a high-power regime (24.4 kW kg−1).
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| Format: | artículo biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
2023-01-01
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| Subjects: | http://metadata.un.org/sdg/7, http://metadata.un.org/sdg/9, Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/338516 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004837 https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85153334677 |
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