Flexible micro-supercapacitors fabricated from MnO2 nanosheet/graphene composites with black phosphorus additive

Supercapacitors are widely used for powering flexible/wearable electronics owing to their excellent charge storage capabilities. In this study, MnO₂ nanosheets were grown on the surface of graphene using a simple water bath method to prepare graphene/MnO₂ composites for fabricating supercapacitors. In addition, two-dimensional black phosphorus was introduced as an additive into the electronic ink based on the as-prepared graphene/MnO₂ composites. The characterization and electrochemical analyses results showed that adding black phosphorus considerably improved the capacitive performance of the material, yielding a high specific capacitance of 241.5 ?F ?g^-1 at 0.1 ?A ?g^-1 and an impressive rate capability improvement from 52.5% to 80.3%. Then the micro-supercapacitor having an area-specific capacitance of 20.15 ?mF ?cm^-2 at a scanning rate of 2 ?mV ?s^-1 was utilized to demonstrate the practical applicability of this material. To further evaluate the practical applicability of this micro-supercapacitor, the micro-supercapacitor was integrated with a flexible thin-film pressure sensor on paper and cloth through screen printing.     

Mangosteen peel-derived activated carbon for supercapacitors

This work reports the effects of activation temperatures on the porous development and electrochemical performance of activated carbons. Herein, activated carbons were prepared from the biowaste of mangosteen peel by using KOH activation at temperatures of 400, 600, and 800 ?°C. The results demonstrate that the specific surface area increases with increasing the activation temperatures in which the well-developed porous structure after KOH activation at 800 ?°C provides the highest specific surface area of 1039 ?m² ?g^?1. At 600 ?°C, the activated carbon delivers the highest specific capacitance value of 182 ?F ?g^?1 ?at a current density of 0.5 ?A ?g^?1 in 3 ?M KOH aqueous electrolyte. This is correlated well with its high micropore fractions (99%). Moreover, it was found that the activation temperature changes the major contribution of oxygen-containing functional group on surface of activated carbon, which is beneficial for the enhancement of the specific capacitance value of activated carbon at the temperature of 600 ?°C. This work suggests that the activation temperature is a key to optimizing the electrochemical performance of activated carbons. Overall, our activated carbons can be considered as a strong candidate for use as electrode materials in supercapacitors.     

Highly stable N-containing polymer-based Fe/Nx/C electrocatalyst for alkaline anion exchange membrane fuel cell applications

A cost-effective electrocatalyst with high activity and stability was developed. The Fe-Nx and pyridinic-N active sites were embedded in nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon nanomaterial by carbonization at high temperature. The electrocatalyst exhibited excellent electrochemical performance for the oxygen reduction reaction, with high onset potential and half-wave potential values (E_onset = 1.10 ?V and E_1/2 ?= ?0.944 ?V) than 20 ?wt % Pt/C catalyst (1.04 and 0.910 ?V). The mass activity of the Schiff base network (SNW) based SNW-Fe/N/C@800° electrocatalyst (0.64 ?mA ?mg^?1 @ 1 ?V) reached about half of the commercial Pt/C electrocatalyst (1.35 ?mA ?mg^?1 @ 1 ?V). The electrocatalyst followed the 4-electron transfer mechanism due to very low hydrogen peroxide yield (H₂O₂ ?< ?1.5%) was obtained. In addition, this electrocatalyst with dual active sites showed high stability during cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry measurements. More importantly, the electrocatalyst also demonstrated the power density of 266 ?mW ?cm^?2 in the alkaline anions exchange membrane fuel cell (AEMFC) test, indicating its prospective application for fuel cells.     

Graphene oxide-covered melamine foam utilizing as a hybrid foam toward organic dye removal and recyclability

Graphene-based adsorbents have been attracted extensive interest in recent years. Herein, graphene oxide-covered melamine foam (GO-covered MF) was designed and prepared by a mild submerge-covering method with the support of a super-hydrophilic melamine framework, showing its adsorption performances for various organic dyes. The structure morphology as well as chemical, thermal and mechanical properties of the as-obtained hybrid foam (HF) were further determined for the possible structure changes after covering the GO sheets on the MF framework. Moreover, the HF exhibited an excellent ability for organic dye adsorption application, and which was well fitted in the pseudo-second-order kinetic and Langmuir models corresponding to a chemical adsorption and a mono-layer approach during the adsorption process. The maximum adsorption capacity by using the as-obtained HF corresponded to 258.56 ?mg ?g^?1 (methylene blue), 233.22 ?mg ?g^?1 (Rhodamine B), 206.92 ?mg ?g^?1 (methyl orange), and 184.93 ?mg ?g^?1 (Congo red), which are competitive with that of other graphene-based absorbents. In particular, the HF could be reused without a noticeable degradation of organic dye removal performance. As such, the HF prepared in this study can become an encouraging candidate for practical application owing to the reliable recyclability and low-cost.     

中间相沥青基介孔炭的表征及其用作锂离子电池负极材料的电化学性能

以中间相沥青为碳源、CaCO_3为模板,制备中间相沥青基介孔炭(MPMC)。采用XRD、SEM、TEM等手段表征所制介孔炭的结构和形貌,并将其用作锂离子电池的负极材料,测试电化学性能。结果表明,所制MPMC具有丰富的介孔结构和较大的比表面积及孔体积,随着CaCO_3质量分数的增加,MPMC的比表面积和孔体积先增加后减小,当CaCO_3的质量分数为70%时,所制MPMC的比表面积和孔体积最大;MPMC用作锂离子电池负极材料具有良好的电化学性能,能有效提高锂离子电池的可逆比容量,具有良好的循环稳定性和倍率性能。     

尿素辅助模板法合成介孔氮掺杂CeO2及其CO2捕获应用研究

以硝酸铈为前驱物,以尿素为助剂,采用一种简单的模板法合成了介孔氮掺杂CeO₂材料.利用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、吸附-脱附仪(BET)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)等设备对合成材料进行表征.多种测试结果证明:试验得到的纳米材料具有均一的介孔结构和较高的比表面积(124.8 m²·g^-1)并掺杂了氮元素.同时,测定了介孔CeO₂材料对于CO₂的吸附性能,并研究了氮掺杂对CeO₂材料的CO₂吸附性能的影响.结果表明:相比未掺杂氮的介孔CeO₂,氮掺杂的介孔CeO₂具有更好的CO₂吸附性能和循环吸附脱附性能.     

A ternary TiO2/WO3/graphene nanocomposite adsorbent: facile preparation and efficient removal of Rhodamine B

Ternary TiO₂/WO₃/graphene (TWG) nanocomposites were prepared by a facile salt-ultrasonic assisted hydrothermal method. The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and nitrogen adsorption-desorption. Both anatase TiO₂ and orthorhombic WO₃ formed in the nanocomposites, along with a highly disordered overlay of individual graphene nanosheets. Polyhedral and spherical TiO₂ and WO₃ nanoparticles of uniform size 10–30 nm were densely anchored to the graphene sheets. The maximum specific surface area of the products was 144.59 m²·g^?1. The products showed clear abilities for the removal of Rhodamine B in the absence of illumination. Furthermore, the adsorption activity of the products exhibited only a slight decrease after three successive cycles. The results demonstrate that the ternary nanocomposites could be used as a high-efficiency adsorbent for the removal of environmental contaminants.     

Structure and effect of diamagnetism on manganese lithium phosphate glass to cathode materials application

1-x(Li₂O–2P₂O₅)-xMnO₂ glasses where x ?= ?0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 ?mol%, respectively, were synthesized by melted-quenching method. The Mn and P oxidation states and local structures around Mn and P-ions including Mn–O and P–O bonding distances and coordination numbers have been studied via X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS), respectively. XANES results exhibit a coexistence of oxidation state of Mn²⁺ and Mn³⁺ with a mean value of 2.82. Moreover, Mn and P K-edge EXAFS show the Mn–O and P–O bonding distances of approximately 2.083–2.094 ?Å and 1.766–1.774 ?Å, respectively. A paramagnetism was found for all Mn–P glasses. Additionally, the coercive field (H_c) and remnant magnetization (M_r) increased with increasing Mn contents. However, the low specific capacitances are seriously obtained (<40 ?F ?g^?1) suggesting the effect of natural diamagnetism of lithium phosphate based-glass unlike the borate based-glasses which originally exhibit paramagnetism.     

Embedding Co3O4 nanoparticles into graphene nanoscrolls as anode for lithium ion batteries with superior capacity and outstanding cycling stability

Co_3O_4 is a promising high-performance anode for lithium ion batteries(LIBs), but suffers from unsatisfied cyclability originating duo to low electrical conductivity and large volume expansion during charge and discharge process. Herein, we successfully constructed the Co_3O_4 nanoparticles embedded into graphene nanoscrolls(GNSs) as advanced anode for high-performance LIBs with large capacity and exceptional cyclability. The onedimensional(1 D) Co_3O_4/GNSs were synthesized via liquid nitrogen cold quenching of large-size graphene oxide nanosheets and sodium citrate(SC) modified Co_3O_4 nanoparticles, followed by freeze drying and annealing at400 °C for 2 h in nitrogen atmosphere. Benefiting from the interconnected porous network constructed by 1 D Co_3O_4/GNSs for fast electron transfer and rapid ion diffusion, and wrinkled graphene shell for significantly alleviating the huge volume expansion of Co_3O_4 during lithiation and delithiation. The resultant Co_3O_4/GNSs exhibited ultrahigh reversible capacity of 1200 mAh g~(-1) at 0.1 C, outperforming most reported Co_3O_4 anodes.Moreover, they showed high rate capability of 600 m Ah g-1 at 5 C, and outstanding cycling stability with a high capacity retention of 90% after 500 cycles. Therefore, this developed strategy could be extended as an universal and scalable approach for intergrating various metal oxide materials into GNSs for energy storage and conversion applications.     

A ternary FeS_2/Fe_7S_8@nitrogen-sulfur co-doping reduced graphene oxide hybrid towards superior-performance lithium storage

Iron sulfides are promising anode materials for lithium ion batteries(LIBs) owe to their high theoretical capacity and low cost. However, unsatisfactory electronic conductivity, dissolution of polysulfides, and severe agglomeration during the cycling process limit their applications. To solve these issues, a ternary FeS_2/Fe_7S_8@nitrogensulfur co-doping reduced graphene oxide hybrid(FeS_2/Fe_7S_8@NSG) was designed and synthesized through a facile hydrolysis-sulfurization strategy, in which the FeS_2/Fe_7S_8 could be well distributed upon the NSG. The NSG was believed to buffer the volume change and augment the electronic conductivity of the electrode, and the nanodimensional FeS_2/Fe_7S_8 particles with a diameter of 50–100 nm could shorten the ion-diffusion paths during the lithiation/delithiation process. Benefiting from synergistic contributions from nano-dimensional FeS_2/Fe_7S_8 and flexible NSG, the FeS_2/Fe_7S_8@NSG hybrid displayed a high initial capacity of ～1068 m Ah g~(-1) at 200 mA g~(-1),good cycling stability(～898 mAh g~(-1) at 500 mA g~(-1) after 200 cycles) and high-rate performance. Further kinetic analysis corroborated that the introduction of NSG boosted the capacitive behavior. Above results indicate the potential applications of FeS_2/Fe_7S_8@NSG hybrid in LIBs with low-cost and high energy density.     

磁性FeNi合金/石墨化介孔碳纳米复合材料的合成及其在染料吸附中的应用

以介孔SBA-15为模板,金属硝酸盐作为磁性FeNi合金纳米颗粒前驱物,采用纳米铸造法合成出一系列磁性FeNi合金/石墨化介孔碳纳米复合材料.利用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、N₂吸附-脱附仪(BET)、电感耦合等离子体质谱仪、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、振动样品磁强计(VSM)和热重分析仪(TG)等对合成物进行表征.结果发现,试验得到的纳米复合材料具有一致的介孔结构,高含量的磁性FeNi合金纳米晶体(尺寸大约是3~6 nm)均匀分散在石墨介孔碳模型的壁上,此介孔材料具有高的比表面积(360.3~431.9 m²·g^-1),大孔体积(0.558~0.718 cm³·g^-1)和高饱和磁化强度(18.2~42.1 emu·g^-1).基于以上特性,研究了材料对于水中染料的吸附性能.结果发现,当染料浓度为50 mg·L^-1时,材料对其去除率接近100%,同时在外加磁场存在时,悬浮液可以很好地实现固液分离.因此,磁性FeNi合金/石墨化介孔碳纳米复合材料在去除废水中的染料方面可以作为高效和可循环使用的吸附剂.     

High temperature electrochemical discharge performance of LaFeO3 coated with C/Ni as anode material for NiMH batteries

Perovskite LaFeO₃ is considered as a promising new anode material for nickel/metal hydride batteries due to its low cost, environmental friendliness and high temperature resistance. However, the poor conductivity of LaFeO₃ material restricts the discharge ability, which is problematic for its future widespread application. To solve the above issue, in this study, we prepared C/Ni-coated LaFeO₃ composite in view of the excellent electrical conductivity of carbon and nickel metal. Results show that the C/Ni-coated LaFeO₃ composite delivers remarkably increased discharge capacity of ～345 mAh g^?1 at 60 ?°C in contrast to ～267 mAh g^?1 for pure LaFeO₃. Furthermore, the carbon and nickel not only increase the electrical conductivity of the LaFeO₃ but also reduces the agglomeration of the LaFeO₃, therefore, the C/Ni-coated LaFeO₃ composite serves superior long cycle-life, which maintains 60.9% after 100 cycles (52.9% for the LaFeO₃ sample). In overall, the electrochemical behavior of the C/Ni-coated LaFeO₃ composite confirms its high potential as nickel/metal hydride batteries for energy storage applications.     

Electrochemical characterization of MnO2 as the cathode material for a high voltage hybrid capacitor

Manganese dioxide (MnO₂) was prepared using the ultrasonic method. Its electrochemical performance was evaluated as the cathode material for a high voltage hybrid capacitor. And the specific capacitance of the MnO₂ electrode reached 240 F·g-1. The new hybrid capacitor was constructed, combining A1/Al₂O₃ as the anode and MnO₂ as the cathode with electrolyte for the aluminum electrolytic capacitor to solve the problem of low working voltage of a supercapacitor unit. The results showed that the hybrid capacitor had a high energy density and the ability of quick charging and discharging according to the electrochemical performance test. The capacitance was 84.4 μF, and the volume and mass energy densities were greatly improved compared to those of the traditional aluminum electrolytic capacitor of 47 μF. The analysis of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) showed that the hybrid capacitor had good impedance characteristics.     

Binder- and conductive additive-free Ga2O3 nanowires as a self-healing anode for lithium storage

High-capacity anode materials have stimulated much attention to developing high-performance lithium-ion batteries. However, high-capacity anode materials commonly suffer from the pulverization matter that greatly hinders their practical applications, especially in terms of the high proportion of active materials. In this work, a Ga₂O₃nanowire electrode is synthesized by thermal evaporation and immediately used as an anode without the aid of binders and conductive additives....     

富含羧基的多肽基双亲水杂化共聚物控制碳酸钙的形成

结合N-羧基-环内酸酐开环聚合和"巯-炔"光点击反应制备了侧链富含羧基的多肽基双亲水杂化共聚物(PEO-b-PPLG-g-MPA)。该多肽基共聚物可以模拟蛋白质指导CaCO3在水溶液中的形成。圆二色谱(CD)揭示了多肽链段在水溶液中的构象变化;扫描电子显微镜(SEM)揭示了矿化过程中CaCO3的形貌变化;X-射线衍射(XRD)确认了CaCO3的晶型。结果表明,该聚合物可以有效地控制CaCO3的形貌,此时多肽链段呈无规线团构象,而不是更为有序的α-螺旋或β-折叠构象;多肽链段的含量只有达到足够的浓度时,才能有效地控制的CaCO3晶体的生长;CaCO3的形貌则可以通过调节多肽链段的长度、溶液的pH值等因素进行调控,其可以是表面光滑的微球、表面堆满了CaCO3小颗粒的超结构微球、纳米棒或呈"花瓣状"聚集的纳米棒。XRD则证明形成的CaCO3呈稳定的方解石晶型。     

Cobalt coordination modified double-schiff-base with low solubility as a long-cycle life anode for sodium-ion batteries

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have been recently considered as an intriguing candidate for next-generation battery systems with their advantages in large-scale energy storage applications. However, the design of electrode materials of SIBs still suffers from severe volume expansion and low capacity caused by the larger ion radius, high re-dox potential and heavy atom weight of Na. Organic electrode materials with structural flexibility have attracted great attention recently for their potential in alleviating volume expansion. However, most organic electrode materials suffer from dissolution in electrolytes and consequent capacity fading during the long-term cycling process. In this work, a method coordinating with Co²⁺ was applied to solve the shuttle effect of H₄salphdc (N, N’-phenylene-bis-(salicylideneimine) dicarboxylic acid). By virtue of the Co²⁺ coordination, the Co(H₂salphdc) electrode delivered a desirable discharge capacity of 123 mAh g^?1 after 1500 cycles at the current density of 200 ?mA ?g^?1, while the H₄salphdc electrode exhibited severe capacity fading. Such excellent electrochemical performance can be credited to the Co²⁺ coordination repressing the electrode dissolution and improving the structure stability.     

Bimetallic-organic coordination polymers to prepare N-doped hierarchical porous carbon for high performance supercapacitors

Single metal-organic coordination polymers have limited functions as precursors for porous carbon electrode materials.The construction of bimetallic organic coordination polymers can effectively utilize the advantages of each single metal-organic coordination polymer to improve the performance of the derived carbon materials.Herein,High performance nitrogen-doped porous carbon(BC_(Fe–Ni))have been produced by directly carbonizing bimetallic organic coordination polymers formed by 4,4'-bipyridine(BPD)reaction with Fe Cl_3and NiCl_2.The BC_(Fe–Ni) exhibits high nitrogen content(12.66 at%),large specific surface area(1049.51 m~2g~(-1))and hierarchical porous structure,which contributes to an excellent gravimetric specific gravity of 320.5 Fg~(-1)and 108%of specific capacitance retention after 10000 cycles.The BC_(Fe–Ni)assembled symmetrical supercapacitor shows an energy density of 18.3 Wh kg~(-1)at a power density of 350 W kg~(-1).It is expected that the as-prepared N-doped porous carbon derived from bimetallic-organic coordination polymer is a promising electrode material for high performance energy storage devices.     

Preparation of mesoporous MgO-templated carbons from phenolic resin and their applications for electric double-layer capacitors

Mesoporous carbons were synthesized using thermoplastic phenolic resin (PF) as carbonaceous precursor and magnesium citrate as template precursor. Pore structure was determined as ink-bottle-like geometry through TEM, N2 adsorption analysis combined with TG curves. The porous carbons prepared were then applied as electrode material for electric double-layer capacitors. The capacitor performance was examined in 30 wt% KOH aqueous solution by cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge/discharge measurements. The carbon prepared with MgO/PF mass ratio of 8/2 had a BET surface area of 1920 m² g^?1 and exhibited a capacitance of 220 F g^?1 at a current density of 50 mA g^?1. Besides, the carbon with the ratio of 4/6 had the optimize proportion of mesopores, which ensures its good rate performance that up to 98.3%, expressed as the ratio of the capacitance measured at 1000 mA g^?1 against that at 50 mA g^?1.     

Influence of graphene microstructures on electrochemical performance for supercapacitors

The influence of variant graphenes on electrochemical performance for supercapacitors was studied comparatively and systematically by using SEM, FTIR and Raman spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge/discharge and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The results revealed that: 1) the nitrogen-doped graphene (N-G) electrode exhibited the highest specific capacitance at the same voltage scan rate; 2) the specific capacitance of the N-G reached up to 243.5 F/g at 1 A/g, while regular graphite oxide (GO) was 43.5 F/g and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was 67.9 F/g; 3) N-G exhibited the best supercapacitance performance and the superior electrochemical properties, which made it an ideal electrode material for supercapacitors.     

Reversible hydrogenation of AB2-type Zr–Mg–Ni–V based hydrogen storage alloys

The development of hydrogen energy is hindered by the lack of high-efficiency hydrogen storage materials. To explore new high-capacity hydrogen storage alloys, reversible hydrogen storage in AB₂-type alloy is realized by using A or B-side elemental substitution. The substitution of small atomic-radius element Zr and Mg on A-side of YNi₂ and partial substitution of large atomic-radius element V on B-side of YNi₂ alloy was investigated in this study. The obtained ZrMgNi₄, ZrMgNi₃V, and ZrMgNi₂V₂ alloys remained single Laves phase structure at as-annealed, hydrogenated and dehydrogenated states, indicating that the hydrogen-induced amorphization and disproportionation was eliminated. From ZrMgNi₄ to ZrMgNi₂V₂ with the increase of the degree of vanadium substitution, the reversible hydrogen storage capacity increased from 0.6 ?wt% (0.35H/M) to 1.8 ?wt% (1.0H/M), meanwhile the lattice stability gradually increased. The ZrMgNi₂V₂ alloy could absorb 1.8 ?wt% hydrogen in about 2 ?h ?at 300 ?K under 4 ?MPa H₂ pressure and reversibly desorb the absorbed hydrogen in approximately 30 ?min ?at 473 ?K without complicated activation process. The prominent properties of ZrMgNi₂V₂ elucidate its high potential for hydrogen storage application.