Electrochemical double-layer capacitor performance of novel carbons derived from SAPO zeolite templates

Xiaohui Wu, Xiaoting Hong, Junmin Nan, Zhiping Luo, Qiuyun Zhang, Laisheng Li, Hongyu Chen, K. S. Hui

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    Abstract

    Mesoporous carbons have been synthesized using template method by polymerizing and then carbonizing carbon precursor of sucrose accommodated in novel templates of SAPO-11 and SAPO-34 after the removal of templates with NaOH solution (50 vol.% ethanol-50 vol.% H2O). High surface areas and excellent eletrochemical properties of the mesoporous carbons were identified by the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller method, cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and constant current charge-discharge tests. The surface areas of the sample carbons are the range of 950-975 m2/g, with a narrow pore size between 3.8 and 11.0 nm. The sample carbon derived from SAPO-11 exhibits better electrochemical performance over the one from SAPO-34, with the specific capacitance of 154.8, 113.5 F/g them, respectively, measured in 1 M KOH aqueous solution at the loading current density of 0.25 A/g.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)25-31
    Number of pages7
    JournalMicroporous and Mesoporous Materials
    Volume160
    Early online date25 Apr 2012
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Sept 2012

    Keywords

    • Electrochemical capacitor
    • Mesoporous carbon
    • SAPO-11
    • SAPO-34
    • Template

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