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N,P-co-doped carbon nanowires prepared from bacterial cellulose for supercapacitor

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We report a low cost, environmentally friendly nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) co-doped porous carbon nanowires derived from bacterial cellulose which acts as the efficient electrode materials for the supercapacitor. The as-prepared material exhibits a large specific capacitance of 258 F/g at a current density of 1 A/g and an excellent cycling stability of 30000 cycles. The excellent electrochemical performance is attributed to the synergistic effect of P and N doping in carbon nanowires and the unique three-dimensional network and porous structure. In addition, a symmetric supercapacitor has been fabricated by exploiting the as-prepared material as a positive electrode and negative electrode. The as-fabricated symmetric supercapacitor shows promising energy density of 5.4 Wh/kg at high power density of 200 W/kg, along with an excellent cycle stability of 87 % specific capacitance retention after 6000 cycles. The advanced specific capacitance and excellent cycle stability of the carbon nanowires imply that it could be a potential candidate in commercial applications of supercapacitors.

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The authors wish to acknowledge financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21376105 and 21576113) and Project for Foshan Innovation Groups (2014IT100062).

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    Zhaoxia Hu, Shuoshuo Li, Pengpeng Cheng, Wendan Yu, Ruchun Li, Xiaofeng Shao, Worong Lin & Dingsheng Yuan

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Hu, Z., Li, S., Cheng, P. et al. N,P-co-doped carbon nanowires prepared from bacterial cellulose for supercapacitor. J Mater Sci 51, 2627–2633 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-015-9576-x

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