Layered nanoreactor assisted to produce B-doped and P-doped 3D carbon nanostructures for supercapacitor electrodes

In the use of the electric double layer capacitors (EDLCs) with carbon electrode materials, what remains an important technological challenge is that existing carbon electrodes suffer from low energy density and low volumetric capacitance, the today's need for making energy storage architecture...

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Main Authors: Yeganeh Ghotbi, M., Javanmard, A., Soleimani, H.
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
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spelling utp-eprints.295742022-03-29T05:17:08Z Layered nanoreactor assisted to produce B-doped and P-doped 3D carbon nanostructures for supercapacitor electrodes Yeganeh Ghotbi, M. Javanmard, A. Soleimani, H. In the use of the electric double layer capacitors (EDLCs) with carbon electrode materials, what remains an important technological challenge is that existing carbon electrodes suffer from low energy density and low volumetric capacitance, the today's need for making energy storage architectures. The incorporation of the n-type and/or p-type dopant elements in carbon structure may result in an enhancement in the capacitance. Accordingly, the idea to use the layered nanoreactors was applied to produce phosphorous-doped and boron-doped porous carbon nanostructures with high specific capacitance (CS) values when used in supercapacitor electrodes. So that, the best P-doped and B-doped carbon electrodes show the CS values of 322 and 275 F/g, respectively, at a current density of 1 A/g in the three-electrode system. A symmetric supercapacitor device made using the best doped carbon material (CG-P) showed a CS value of 163.2 F/g at a current density of 0.1 A/g. Herein, this work shows that the high values of CS for carbon materials are due to high accessible surface area, excellent pore size distribution, the presence and uniform dispersion of the dopant agents in carbon structures. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd Elsevier Ltd 2021 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85118606551&doi=10.1016%2fj.est.2021.103514&partnerID=40&md5=ee80d675104e14f52eb7783a8ede59d0 Yeganeh Ghotbi, M. and Javanmard, A. and Soleimani, H. (2021) Layered nanoreactor assisted to produce B-doped and P-doped 3D carbon nanostructures for supercapacitor electrodes. Journal of Energy Storage, 44 . http://eprints.utp.edu.my/29574/
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description In the use of the electric double layer capacitors (EDLCs) with carbon electrode materials, what remains an important technological challenge is that existing carbon electrodes suffer from low energy density and low volumetric capacitance, the today's need for making energy storage architectures. The incorporation of the n-type and/or p-type dopant elements in carbon structure may result in an enhancement in the capacitance. Accordingly, the idea to use the layered nanoreactors was applied to produce phosphorous-doped and boron-doped porous carbon nanostructures with high specific capacitance (CS) values when used in supercapacitor electrodes. So that, the best P-doped and B-doped carbon electrodes show the CS values of 322 and 275 F/g, respectively, at a current density of 1 A/g in the three-electrode system. A symmetric supercapacitor device made using the best doped carbon material (CG-P) showed a CS value of 163.2 F/g at a current density of 0.1 A/g. Herein, this work shows that the high values of CS for carbon materials are due to high accessible surface area, excellent pore size distribution, the presence and uniform dispersion of the dopant agents in carbon structures. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd
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author Yeganeh Ghotbi, M.
Javanmard, A.
Soleimani, H.
spellingShingle Yeganeh Ghotbi, M.
Javanmard, A.
Soleimani, H.
Layered nanoreactor assisted to produce B-doped and P-doped 3D carbon nanostructures for supercapacitor electrodes
author_sort Yeganeh Ghotbi, M.
title Layered nanoreactor assisted to produce B-doped and P-doped 3D carbon nanostructures for supercapacitor electrodes
title_short Layered nanoreactor assisted to produce B-doped and P-doped 3D carbon nanostructures for supercapacitor electrodes
title_full Layered nanoreactor assisted to produce B-doped and P-doped 3D carbon nanostructures for supercapacitor electrodes
title_fullStr Layered nanoreactor assisted to produce B-doped and P-doped 3D carbon nanostructures for supercapacitor electrodes
title_full_unstemmed Layered nanoreactor assisted to produce B-doped and P-doped 3D carbon nanostructures for supercapacitor electrodes
title_sort layered nanoreactor assisted to produce b-doped and p-doped 3d carbon nanostructures for supercapacitor electrodes
publisher Elsevier Ltd
publishDate 2021
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