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All-solid-state asymmetric supercapacitor based on N-doped activated carbon derived from polyvinylidene fluoride and ZnCo2O4 nanosheet arrays

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Nitrogen-doped activated carbon (PNAC) have been successfully synthesized using carbonized polyvinylidene fluoride as carbon precursor via HNO3-activation and subsequent urea-assisted hydrothermal nitrogen-doping method. As a result, the PNAC electrode exhibits high specific capacitance of 247 F g−1 at 0.5 A g−1 and excellent rate performance in 2 M KOH aqueous electrolyte. Furthermore, the all-solid-state asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) was assembled using PNAC as negative electrode, ZnCo2O4 nanosheet arrays as positive electrode and the PVA–KOH gel as solid-state electrolyte, which shows superior electrochemical behavior an energy density of 14.1 W h kg−1 at power density of 375 W kg−1 and super cycle performance of 81.3% capacitance retention after 5000 cycles at 4 A g−1. A red light-emitting-diode can be lighted using two ASC in series, demonstrating its practical potential in supercapacitors.

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This work was financially supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 2017XKQY005).

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Wang, W., Chen, L., Qi, J. et al. All-solid-state asymmetric supercapacitor based on N-doped activated carbon derived from polyvinylidene fluoride and ZnCo2O4 nanosheet arrays. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 29, 2120–2130 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-8124-7

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