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Supercapacitive behavior of mesoporous carbon CMK-3 in calcium nitrate aqueous electrolyte

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Calcium nitrate Ca(NO3)2 aqueous solution was found to be an effective aqueous electrolyte for a supercapacitor using ordered mesoporous carbon as the electrode materials. The supercapacitive behavior of ordered mesoporous carbon CMK-3 electrode in Ca(NO3)2 aqueous electrolyte was investigated utilizing cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and galvanostatic charge/discharge measurements. CMK-3 electrode shows excellent supercapacitive behavior with wide voltage window, high specific gravimetric capacitance and satisfactory electrochemical stability in Ca(NO3)2 aqueous electrolyte. The specific gravimetric capacitance of CMK-3 electrode in Ca(NO3)2 aqueous electrolyte reaches 210 F g−1 at a current density of 1 A g−1, which is higher than that in conventional aqueous electrolytes NaNO3 and KOH solution about 40% and 54%, respectively. The high charge density of the electric double layer formed at the interface of the CMK-3 electrode and Ca(NO3)2 aqueous electrolyte and the pseudo-capacitive effect originating from the oxygen groups on the surface of CMK-3 were believed to respond for the excellent supercapacitive behavior of CMK-3 electrode in Ca(NO3)2 aqueous electrolyte.

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  1. College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, China

    Heming Luo, Liwen Zheng, Longyan Lei, Deyi Zhang, Jingxiang Wu & Jian Yang

  2. State Key Laboratory of Gansu Advanced Non-ferrous Metal Materials, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, China

    Deyi Zhang

  3. Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, China

    Deyi Zhang

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Luo, H., Zheng, L., Lei, L. et al. Supercapacitive behavior of mesoporous carbon CMK-3 in calcium nitrate aqueous electrolyte. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 31, 712–718 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-013-0289-z

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