Heteroatom-Doped Porous Carbon Nanosheets: General Preparation and Enhanced Capacitive Properties

Xiaodong Hao, Jie Wang, Bing Ding, Laifa Shen, Yunling Xu, Ya Wang, Zhi Chang, Hui Dou, Xiangjun Lu, Xiaogang Zhang*

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Abstract

High-performance electrical double-layer capacitors (EDLCs) require carbon electrode materials with high specific surface area, short ion-diffusion pathways, and outstanding electrical conductivity. Herein, a general approach combing the molten-salt method and chemical activation to prepare N-doped carbon nanosheets with high surface area (654 m2g−1) and adjustable porous structure is presented. Owing to their structural features, the N-doped carbon nanosheets exhibited superior capacitive performance, demonstrated by a maximum capacitance of 243 F g−1(area-normalized capacitance up to 37 μF cm−2) at a current density of 0.5 A g−1in aqueous electrolyte, high rate capability (179 F g−1at 20 A g−1), and excellent cycle stability. This method provides a new route to prepare porous and heteroatom-doped carbon nanosheets for high-performance EDLCs, which could also be extended to other polymer precursors and even waste biomass.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16668-16674
Number of pages7
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume22
Issue number46
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016 Nov 7
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • carbon
  • doping
  • molten-salt activation
  • nanostructures
  • supercapacitors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Organic Chemistry

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