Hierarchical Doped Gelatin-Derived Carbon Aerogels: Three Levels of Porosity for Advanced Supercapacitors

Nanomaterials - Tập 10 Số 6 - Trang 1178
Ayshuwarya Kandasamy1, Tamilselvi Ramasamy1, Ayesha Samrin.1, N. Padmanathan2, M. Ramesh3, Olha Bazaka4, Igor Levchenko5,6, Kateryna Bazaka5,7,6, M. Mandhakini1
1Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Anna University, Chennai 600025, India
2Department of Physics, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore 641021, India
3Smart Sensors, CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani, Rajasthan 333031, India
4School of Science, RMIT University, PO Box 2476, Melbourne, Vic 3001, Australia
5Plasma Sources and Application Centre/Space Propulsion Centre Singapore, NIE, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637616, Singapore
6Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
7Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia

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Nitrogen-doped graphene-based aerogels with three levels of hierarchically organized pores were prepared via a simple environmentally friendly process, and successfully tested in supercapacitor applications. Mesopores and macropores were formed during the aerogel preparation followed by carbonization and its chemical activation by potassium hydroxide (KOH). These mesopores and macropores consist of amorphous carbon and a 3D graphene framework. Thermal treatment at 700 °C, 800 °C, 900 °C in N2 atmosphere was done to etch out the amorphous carbon and obtain a stable N-doped 3D graphene. Specific capacitance values obtained from the electrochemical measurements are in the range of 232–170 F× g−1. The thus fabricated structures showed excellent cyclic stability, suggesting that these materials have potential as electrodes for solid asymmetric supercapacitors.

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