Nanomaterials (Jun 2022)

Organic Crosslinked Polymer-Derived N/O-Doped Porous Carbons for High-Performance Supercapacitor

  • Jianhao Lao,
  • Yao Lu,
  • Songwen Fang,
  • Fen Xu,
  • Lixian Sun,
  • Yu Wang,
  • Tianhao Zhou,
  • Lumin Liao,
  • Yanxun Guan,
  • Xueying Wei,
  • Chenchen Zhang,
  • Yukai Yang,
  • Yongpeng Xia,
  • Yumei Luo,
  • Yongjin Zou,
  • Hailiang Chu,
  • Huanzhi Zhang,
  • Yong Luo,
  • Yanling Zhu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12132186
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 13
p. 2186

Abstract

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Supercapacitors, as a new type of green electrical energy storage device, are a potential solution to environmental problems created by economic development and the excessive use of fossil energy resources. In this work, nitrogen/oxygen (N/O)-doped porous carbon materials for high-performance supercapacitors are fabricated by calcining and activating an organic crosslinked polymer prepared using polyethylene glycol, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, and 4,4-diphenylmethane diisocyanate. The porous carbon exhibits a large specific surface area (1589 m2·g−1) and high electrochemical performance, thanks to the network structure and rich N/O content in the organic crosslinked polymer. The optimized porous carbon material (COCLP-4.5), obtained by adjusting the raw material ratio of the organic crosslinked polymer, exhibits a high specific capacitance (522 F·g−1 at 0.5 A·g−1), good rate capability (319 F·g−1 at 20 A·g−1), and outstanding stability (83% retention after 5000 cycles) in a three-electrode system. Furthermore, an energy density of 18.04 Wh·kg−1 is obtained at a power density of 200.0 W·kg−1 in a two-electrode system. This study demonstrates that organic crosslinked polymer-derived porous carbon electrode materials have good energy storage potential.

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