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Preparation and electrochemical performance of porous carbon derived from polypyrrole

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Supercross-linked polymers are widely used as carbon precursor materials due to their abundant carbon sources and low cost. In this paper, a supercross-linked polymer was prepared by the solvothermal method. The supercross-linked polymer as a precursor and the PPyC-800-A was synthesized by activating this with KOH. The microstructure, structure, and electrochemical performances of porous carbon PPyC-800-A were studied at different of temperature and carbon alkali ratio. According to the results, the porous carbon PPyC-800-1:2 is mainly composed of a stack of spherical particles with a high surface area of 1427.03 m2 g−1, an average pore diameter of 2.32 nm, and a high specific capacitance of 217.7 F g−1 at a current density of 1.0 A g−1 in a 6 M KOH electrolyte. It’s retention rate is 97.58% after 5000 constant current charges and discharges. With a specific capacitance decay rate of 21.91 percent, an energy density of 11.96 Wh kg−1, and a power density of 500.0 W kg−1, the current density rises from 1.0 A g−1 to 10.0 A g−1, exhibiting remarkable electrochemical properties, cycling stability, and energy production performance This study contributes experimental ideas to the field of supercross-linked polymer-derived carbon materials and energy storage.

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This work is partially supported by the fund of National Nature Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21667017 and 52162031) and Lanzhou Talents Innovation and entrepreneurship Project (2021-RC-20).

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    Lili Wu, Xinguo Chen, Chang Ding, Pitao Wang & Heming Luo

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

    Lili Wu, Xinguo Chen, Chang Ding, Pitao Wang & Heming Luo

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Wu, L., Chen, X., Ding, C. et al. Preparation and electrochemical performance of porous carbon derived from polypyrrole. Carbon Lett. 33, 443–454 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42823-022-00434-7

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