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Preparation and electrochemical characteristics of metal–organic framework [Zn (NH2-bdc) (4,4′-bpy)]-derived porous carbon

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Porous carbon is one of the favorable materials for electrodes in supercapacitors owing to its huge particular area of the surface, high intensity, and stable characteristics of chemistry. The metal–organic framework [Zn (NH2-bdc) (4,4′-bpy)] was synthesized using the hydrothermal method. The porous carbon ZNBC-T-A was synthesized through the chemical activation of ZnCl2. Further, whether the micromorphology and electrochemical characteristics of porous carbon ZNBC-T-A are related to the carbonization temperature and ZnCl2 activator ratio was investigated. The results showed that the porous carbon ZNBC-700-1:3 had a hive-like architecture with a particular area of the surface of 2078 m2 g−1. The activator ZnCl2 entered the pores of the precursor as a template, which prevented the pores from collapsing. This template served as a template agent. When the current density was 1.0 A g−1, the porous carbon ZNBC-700-1:3 exhibited a specific capacitance of 210.6 F g−1. The retention of capacitance was 90.5% after 5000 repetitions, while coulomb efficiency was kept at nearly 100%.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 22166023 and 21666018) and Gansu Provincial University Development Research Fund (Grant No. 056002).

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    Xinguo Chen, Pitao Wang, Xiaoyi Chen, Qingxiang Zhang, Jianqiang Zhang & Heming Luo

  2. School of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, China

    Xinguo Chen, Pitao Wang, Xiaoyi Chen, Qingxiang Zhang, Jianqiang Zhang & Heming Luo

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Conception and design of study: XGC, HL, and PW, acquisition of data: PW and XYC, data curation and writing and preparation of the original draft: PW and QZ, and validation and writing, reviewing, and editing of the manuscript: XGC, JZ, and HL.

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Chen, X., Wang, P., Chen, X. et al. Preparation and electrochemical characteristics of metal–organic framework [Zn (NH2-bdc) (4,4′-bpy)]-derived porous carbon. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 524 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-09960-0

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