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Preparation of hierarchical porous carbons from a coal tar pitch modified by fluid catalytic cracking oil for a high-performance supercapacitor

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A template-free strategy was designed to prepare hierarchical porous carbons (HPCs) using fluid catalytic cracking oil modified a coal tar pitch (CTP). The resulting HPCs possess large specific surface areas, reasonable pore size distributions, and wrinkled structures, which could improve the overall electrochemical performance. They exhibit a specific capacitance value of 329 F g−1 at 0.5 A g−1 and still maintain 220 F g−1 at 20 A g−1, manifesting the remarkable rate capability. Additionally, the assembled symmetrical supercapacitor delivers a highest energy density of 23.6 Wh kg−1 at a power density of 500 W kg−1 and outstanding cycle stability of 92.8% capacitance retention after 10000 cycles. This work paves a new way to fabricate advanced carbon materials from low-cost CTP and provides a promising approach for value-added utilization of CTP.

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Abbreviations

ASCs:

Alkyl side chains

ARs:

Aromatic rings

BET:

Brunauer–Emmett–Teller

CTP:

Coal tar pitch

CBMs:

Carbon-based materials

CAs:

Condensed arenes

CTR:

Charge-transfer resistance

CV:

Cyclic voltammetry

DFT:

Density functional theory

d 002 :

Interlayer distance

ECP:

Electrochemical performance

E :

Specific energy density

ESR:

Equivalent series resistance

FCCO:

Fluid catalytic cracking oil

FTIR:

Fourier transform infrared

GN:

Graphite nitrogen

GCD:

Galvanostatic charge–discharge

HPCs:

Hierarchical porous carbons

Lc :

Crystal packing height

PBCMs:

Pitch-based carbon materials

PCs:

Porous carbons

PSDs:

Pore size distributions

P :

Specific power density

PNI :

Pyridinic nitrogen

PNII :

Pyrrolic nitrogen

SSAs:

Specific surface areas

SCs:

Specific capacitances

SR:

Scanning rate

TPV:

Total pore volume

XRPES:

X-ray photoelectron spectrum

XRD:

X-ray diffraction

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This work was subsidized by the Key Project of Joint Fund for the Research on Coal-Based Low Carbon Technology from the National Natural Scientific Foundation of China (Grant 21776298).

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    Fan Yin, Xian-Yong Wei, Wei-Wei Yan, Zi-Chun Fan, Kun-Lang Lu, Feng-Hua Wei, Fa-Zhan Mao & Zhi-Min Zong

  2. State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, Ningxia, China

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Yin, F., Wei, XY., Yan, WW. et al. Preparation of hierarchical porous carbons from a coal tar pitch modified by fluid catalytic cracking oil for a high-performance supercapacitor. J Mater Sci 56, 16591–16601 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-021-06317-y

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