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Walnut septum-derived hierarchical porous carbon for ultra-high-performance supercapacitors

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The conversion of biomass waste into economical and high-performance energy storage devices receives significant attention. Herein, a facile and green method to prepare porous active carbon from walnut septum is applied to the electrode materials of supercapacitors. The effect of chemical etching reagent (KOH) on the microstructure and specific capacitance of the porous carbon are explored. The modified BC-2.0, with a KOH/walnut septum mass ratio of 2:1, exhibits large specific surface area of 1003.9 m2·g−1 with hierarchical micro-mesoporous structures. BC-2.0 reveals a superior specific capacitance of 457 F·g−1 at 1 A·g−1. The flexible symmetric supercapacitor in gel electrolyte (KOH/PVA) exhibits considerable synergetic energy–power output performance. The results indicate that walnut septum is a better precursor to obtain activated carbons relative to other biomass carbon sources. The large mesoporosity after activation effectively boosts the electrochemical properties of supercapacitor. Consequently, the walnut septum has potential to be a superior electrode material for supercapacitors.

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将生物质废料转化为经济且高效的储能装置受到了极大的关注。本文利用了一种简便、绿色的方法来制备核桃分心木衍生多孔活性炭, 并首次将其用作超级电容器的电极材料。研究了化学蚀刻试剂(KOH)对多孔碳微观结构和比电容的影响。改良后的BC-2.0, KOH/核桃隔膜质量比为2:1, 具有较高的比表面积(1003.9 m2·g−1) 和层次分明的微孔结构。BC-2.0在1 A·g-1时显示时显示出较高的比电容457 F·g−1。柔性对称电容器在凝胶电解质(KOH/PVA)中表现出了可观的协同能量输出性能。结果表明, 与其他生物质碳源相比, 核桃分心木是一种较好的前驱体。活化后的大介孔率可以有效地提高超级电容器的电化学性能。因此, 核桃分心木有潜力成为超级电容器的优良电极材料。

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51874079 and 11775226), the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (Nos. E2018501091, E2020501001 and E2021501029), Hebei Province Key Research and Development Plan Project (No.19211302D), the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (No. 2019-MS-110) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. N2023040 and N2123035).

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China

    Meng Zhou, Sheng-Xue Yan, Qing Wang, Ming-Xiu Tan, Deng-Yang Wang, Zi-Qi Yu, Shao-Hua Luo, Ya-Hui Zhang & Xin Liu

  2. State Key Laboratory of Rolling and Automation, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China

    Meng Zhou, Sheng-Xue Yan, Qing Wang, Ming-Xiu Tan, Deng-Yang Wang, Zi-Qi Yu, Shao-Hua Luo, Ya-Hui Zhang & Xin Liu

  3. School of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China

    Meng Zhou, Sheng-Xue Yan, Qing Wang, Ming-Xiu Tan, Deng-Yang Wang, Zi-Qi Yu, Shao-Hua Luo, Ya-Hui Zhang & Xin Liu

  4. Hebei Key Laboratory of Dielectric and Electrolyte Functional Material, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China

    Meng Zhou, Sheng-Xue Yan, Qing Wang, Ming-Xiu Tan, Deng-Yang Wang, Zi-Qi Yu, Shao-Hua Luo, Ya-Hui Zhang & Xin Liu

  5. Qinhuangdao Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage and Conversion Technology, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China

    Meng Zhou, Sheng-Xue Yan, Qing Wang, Ming-Xiu Tan, Deng-Yang Wang, Zi-Qi Yu, Shao-Hua Luo, Ya-Hui Zhang & Xin Liu

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Zhou, M., Yan, SX., Wang, Q. et al. Walnut septum-derived hierarchical porous carbon for ultra-high-performance supercapacitors. Rare Met. 41, 2280–2291 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-021-01957-0

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