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Zhang H, Sun X, Zheng Y, Zhou J. Scalable synthesis of N, O co-doped hierarchical porous carbon for high energy density supercapacitors. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 658:1025-1034. [PMID: 38161098 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.12.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
Abstract
Rational design of hierarchical porous architecture with abundant pseudocapacitive sites is highly desirable for carbon electrode materials. However, the lengthy production process and high economic input limit its broader application. Herein, we successfully prepared N, O co-doped hierarchical porous carbon (NOHC) through hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of chitin biomass with the assist of NH4Cl and subsequent carbonization with NaNH2. The optimal NOHC600 exhibits a remarkable hierarchical porous structure and an ultrahigh specific surface area (SSA) of 2555 m2 g-1. Furthermore, it showcases a significant content of N, O co-doping, thereby providing abundant defects and additional active sites for ion adsorption. The aforementioned characteristics ensure outstanding capacitance performance of NOHC600. In the three-electrode system, NOHC600 exhibits a remarkable specific capacitance of up to 455 F g-1 at a current density of 0.5 A g-1. The symmetric supercapacitors (SCs) based on NOHC600 achieve an impressive energy density of 30.4 Wh kg-1 at a power density of 180 W kg-1. Moreover, the all-solid-state NOHC600 microsupercapacitors (MSCs) demonstrate an exceptional areal capacitance of 78.2 mF cm-2 and an areal energy density of up to 10.8 μWh cm-2. Accordingly, this facile and scalable strategy shows a great potential for producing high-heteroatom-doped porous carbon materials from chitin biomass, which can be applied in practical energy-related applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Huaran Zhang
- Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-based Medical Materials, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-based Medical Materials, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-based Medical Materials, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-based Medical Materials, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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Noh J, Jekal S, Kim J, Kim HY, Chu YR, Kim CG, Oh WC, Song S, Sub Sim H, Yoon CM. Vivid-Colored Electrorheological fluids with simultaneous enhancements in color clarity and Electro-Responsivity. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 657:373-383. [PMID: 38043239 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.11.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
Abstract
HYPOTHESIS Surface modification of dielectric materials changes the dipole-dipole interactions under electric fields, thereby controlling the electrorheological (ER) response. The introduction of metal oxides onto mica templates and further coating of dyes is expected to simultaneously improve the color clarity and ER performance. EXPERIMENTS Dye-coated TiO2 platelets on mica are synthesized for high-performance colorful ER fluids. A sol-gel method is utilized to grow TiO2 on mica to prepare precursor light-colored mica/TiO2 materials, which are coated with appropriate dyes to enhance the vividness as determined by the Commission Internationale de clairage L*a*b* color system. The color expression and color clarity improvement are explained via the light interference effect and the presence of chromophores. FINDINGS The uniform TiO2 layers can be obtained under low pH conditions with controlled nucleation kinetics. The addition of dyes to TiO2 increases the surface area and porosity of ER materials and introduces heteroatoms that act as positive factors. In practical ER applications, dye-coated TiO2-based ER fluids exhibit higher ER performances compared with the corresponding light-colored TiO2-based ER fluids. The vivid-colored ER fluids could provide an easy selection for a wide range of rheological systems requiring a specific magnitude of stress by confirming the color.
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- Jungchul Noh
- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering and Texas Material Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, 125 Dongseo-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejon 34158, Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, 125 Dongseo-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejon 34158, Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, 125 Dongseo-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejon 34158, Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, 125 Dongseo-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejon 34158, Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, 125 Dongseo-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejon 34158, Korea.
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Hanseo University, 46 Hanseo 1-ro, Seosan-si, Chungnam 356-706, Korea.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Korea.
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- Department of Aerospace Engineering, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006, Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, 125 Dongseo-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejon 34158, Korea.
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Kim HY, Jekal S, Kim CG, Noh J, Kim J, Chu YR, Otgonbayar Z, Oh WC, Lee SH, Yoon CM. Preparation of a High-Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitor by Recycling Aluminum Paper and Filter Components of Heated Tobacco. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:6454. [PMID: 37834592 PMCID: PMC10573335 DOI: 10.3390/ma16196454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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In this study, Al paper and cellulose acetate (CA) filters derived from heated tobacco waste were successfully converted into current collectors and active materials for a supercapacitor device. Typically, heated tobacco contains electrically discontinuous Al paper. First, Al was extracted from the tobacco waste using HCl to produce Lewis acid (AlCl3). This acid was then used in an Al electrodeposition process utilizing the chloroaluminate ionic liquid reaction between the acid and the base (RCl) at room temperature. To enhance the conductivity, a supplementary coating of Al metal was applied to the Al paper through electrodeposition, thus re-establishing the electrical continuity of the discontinuous parts and forming an Al-coated current collector. Moreover, the CA filters were carbonized under a nitrogen atmosphere, yielding carbon precursors (C-CA) for the supercapacitor electrodes. To further enhance the electrochemical performance, nickel oxide (NiO) was incorporated into C-CA, resulting in C-CA@NiO with pseudocapacitance. The specific surface area of CA increased with carbonization and the subsequent incorporation of NiO. The as-synthesized C-CA and C-CA@NiO materials were applied to an Al-coated current collector to obtain C-CA- and C-CA@NiO-based electrodes, exhibiting stable electrochemical behavior in the voltage range of -1.0 to 0 V and 0 to 1.0 V, respectively. An asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) device was assembled with C-CA@NiO and C-CA as the positive and negative electrodes, respectively. This ASC device demonstrated a high specific capacitance of 40.8 F g-1, while widening the operating voltage window to 2.0 V. The high electrochemical performance of the device is attributed to the successful Al electrodeposition, which facilitates the electrical conductivity and increased porosity of the C-CA@NiO and C-CA materials. To the best of our knowledge, this is a pioneering study in regards to the conversion of biomass waste into current collectors and active materials to fabricate a practical ASC device. Our findings highlight the potential of reusing Al paper and CA filters from heated tobacco waste as essential components of energy storage devices.
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- Ha-Yeong Kim
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, Daejeon 34158, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, Daejeon 34158, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, Daejeon 34158, Republic of Korea
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering and Texas Material Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, Daejeon 34158, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, Daejeon 34158, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, Daejeon 34158, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Hanseo University, Seosan-si 31962, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, Daejeon 34158, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, Daejeon 34158, Republic of Korea
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