Activated carbon from coconut leaves for electrical double-layer capacitor

This study investigates the potential of coconut leaves as a precursor to obtain activated carbon. Coconut leaf-activated carbon (CLAC) has been prepared through gas activation process starting with carbonization at 400 °C in nitrogen flow for 3 h. The carbonized coconut leaves were milled using planetary ball milling followed by activation with carbon dioxide (CO₂) at different temperatures ranging from 700 to 1000 °C. The Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) characterization reveals that the surface area of CLACs increases with the increase in activation temperature. Electrodes prepared from CLACs have been used to fabricate electrochemical double-layer capacitors (EDLCs) in order to study the electrochemical behavior using galvanostatic charge–discharge measurements and cyclic voltammetry. The carbon activated at 900 °C delivered the best specific capacitance of 133.4 F/g at current density of 200 mA/g.     

Influence of carbon structure on performance of electrode material for electric double-layer capacitor

An isotropic pitch and an anisotropic pitch with similar softening point were chosen to be precursors for activated carbons (ISO and ANISO, respectively). Chemical activations with same conditions were carried out and the effects of microstructure of precursors on characteristics of activated carbons were discussed. Isotropic pitch with more noncrystallite carbon atoms or edge carbon atoms on the microstructural defects had more reactive ability and more pores were manufactured through sufficient chemical activation. Electric double-layer capacitors (EDLC) were made with the two activated carbons as electrode materials and 1 M Et₄NBF₄/PC as the electrolyte. The performance of EDLC with the ISO has higher specific capacitance (43.5 F g⁻¹) than the ANISO (21.3 F g⁻¹) and has better power performance and lower resistance than the latter.     

碳气凝胶及活化碳气凝胶电极材料制备与性能

 以间苯二酚(R)-甲醛(F)为原料,制备了有机气凝胶和碳气凝胶,并对其进行二氧化碳活化。X射线衍射(XRD)测试表明,二氧化碳渗入到碳气凝胶网络结构发生反应,造成(002)峰和(100)峰减弱;扫描电子显微镜(SEM)测试表明,活化没有破坏碳气凝胶的骨架结构,而是增加了大量的nm尺度微孔,从而大大提高了碳气凝胶的比表面积和微孔比例。在1 mol/L KOH电解液中进行了循环伏安和计时电位扫描测试,电极材料电化学性能稳定,具有较好的可逆性,在1 mA/s电流密度下进行充放电测试,得到活化前电极比电容为103 F/g,活化后由于比表面积的增加,比电容达到371 F/g,是一种理想的电化学电极材料。     

Preparation and characterization of metal-doped carbon aerogel for supercapacitor

Carbon aerogel was prepared by polycondensation of resorcinol and formaldehyde using sodium carbonate as a catalyst with a resorcinol to catalyst ratio of 500. Co-doped carbon aerogels were then prepared by an impregnation method with a variation of cobalt content (1, 3, 5, 7, 10, and 15 wt.%), and their performance for supercapacitor electrode was investigated by measurement of specific capacitance in 1 M H₂SO₄ electrolyte at a scan rate of 10 mV/s. Among the samples prepared, 7 wt.% Co-doped carbon aerogel showed the highest capacitance (100 F/g) and stable cyclability. The enhanced capacitance of Co-doped carbon aerogel was attributed to the faradaic redox reactions of cobalt oxide. On the basis of this result, 7 wt.% Cu-, Fe-, Mn-, and Zn-doped carbon aerogels were also prepared by an impregnation method for use as a supercapacitor electrode. Among the metal-doped carbon aerogels, Mn-doped carbon aerogel showed the highest capacitance (107 F/g) while Cu- and Fe-doped carbon aerogels exhibited the most stable cyclability.     

Strong relaxation polarization in a double-layer capacitor

In dielectrics, strong relaxation polarizations develop that contribute much to the polarization of the substance. Such great contributions should be expected in heterogeneous dielectrics. Relaxation polarization is studied in the simplest of heterogeneous dielectrics: a double-layer capacitor. The areas of concentration of the development of strong relaxation polarizations, the locations of which depend on the ratios of permittivities and the through electrical conductivities of the layers, are determined. The transition to strong relaxation polarization in this case also occurs in accordance with criteria developed earlier.     

辐射法制备Pd掺杂碳气凝胶粉末

利用辐射还原法,在100, 200, 500 kGy辐射剂量下制备了金属Pd掺杂的碳气凝胶粉末。X射线衍射（XRD）,扫描电子显微镜（SEM）和能谱测试证实了辐射法成功地制备出Pd掺杂的碳气凝胶粉末复合物。SEM照片表明,还原生成的金属Pd相对均匀地分布在所有碳气凝胶颗粒表面。N2吸附数据分析表明:掺入金属Pd后,碳气凝胶粉末比表面积、平均孔径和总孔体积都显著减小。由于被还原金属大多沉积在碳气凝胶粉末表面,不同辐射剂量下制得的掺杂碳气凝胶粉末的比表面积等多孔特征数据相差不大。     

Biomass-derived activated carbon electrode coupled with a redox additive electrolyte for electrical double-layer capacitors

Journal of Nanoparticle Research - Silicon nanocrystals (Si-NC) in silicon oxide is a promising material for many applications in micro- and nanoelectronics. This article develops a theory of the...     

高氢容量硼氢化锂/碳气凝胶复合材料的制备与性质北大核心CSCD

采用"纳米装填"技术和"熔化渗透"工艺成功制备了氢容量在硼氢化锂质量分数80%以上的硼氢化锂/碳气凝胶复合材料。并用扫描电镜、透射电镜、傅里叶红外透射光谱等手段表征了复合材料的结构与性能。发现硼氢化锂填充了碳气凝胶骨架孔隙的90%以上,形成均匀的复合材料。研究了复合材料的形成机制,发现硼氢化锂先进入碳气凝胶骨架的小孔,再逐渐填充大孔。这有利于材料晶粒的细化,提高吸放氢性能,减少结构缺陷。经放氢动力学测试表明,LiBH4/CRF复合材料的放氢速率是文献中LiBH4与活性炭的球磨样品的5倍。     

Preparation of microporous activated carbon and its electrochemical performance for electric double layer capacitor

Microporous activated carbons were prepared by microwave heating petroleum coke with potassium hydroxide as activation agent. Microporous activated carbons were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms. Electrochemical properties of an electric double layer capacitor using microporous activated carbon as electrode materials were investigated by constant current charge-discharge and electrochemical impedance spectroscopic techniques. The results show that the specific surface area and the pore volume of microporous activated carbon increase with increasing activation time before the activation time reaches 37 min. The microporous volume totals 94.0% in the microporous activated carbons and the average pore diameter of microporous activated carbon is 2.00 nm. Microporous activated carbons prepared in the activation time of 31, 35 and 37 min are named as AC-31, AC-35 and AC-37, respectively. Compared with AC-27 electrode, the internal resistance for ions transferring in AC-31, AC-35 or AC-37 electrode is relatively small. The specific capacitance of AC-31 is the biggest among the microporous activated carbons, and it retains 279.6 F g^?1 maintaining 93.5% capacity after 200 recycling number.     

Preparation and electrical properties of cobalt-containing carbon fibers

Carbon fibers with inclusions of cobalt nanoclusters are prepared by heat treatment of carboxylated cellulose containing cobalt cations. The influence of the heat treatment conditions on the structuring of the carbon matrix and cobalt clusters, the magnetization hysteresis loop, the temperature dependence of the conductivity, and the magnetoresistance is investigated. It is established that the cobalt-containing carbon fibers heat treated at T _M =700 and 900°C possess superparamagnetic and ferromagnetic properties, respectively. It is shown that fibers heat treated under different conditions are characterized by different conduction mechanisms and can exhibit anisotropic and giant magnetoresistances and also the effects associated with the influence of magnetic field on the processes of weak localization and spin-orbit scattering.     

常压干燥法制备碳气凝胶及其电极性能研究北大核心CSCD

以间苯二酚-甲醛为前驱体,通过加入P123以增强有机气骨架的方法,采用常压干燥技术制备碳气凝胶电极材料,有机凝胶在干燥过程中收缩率极大降低。通过二氧化碳活化法对常压干燥获得的碳气凝胶孔结构进行了调控。研究了不同温度对其结构的影响,获得了最高比表面积达3544m2/g的碳气凝胶。6mol/L的KOH电解液中测试表明,常压干燥碳气凝胶具有稳定的充放电性能,随着活化温度的升高,比容量逐渐增加,最高比电容可达261F/g。常压干燥技术制备的碳气凝胶电极材料在降低生产成本的同时,仍具有理想的电化学性能。     

Ionic liquid enhanced magnesium-based polymer electrolytes for electrical double-layer capacitors

This paper describes the preparation and characterization of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)-added ionic liquid-based ion conductors. The polymer electrolyte is incorporated with magnesium triflate [Mg(CF₃SO₃)₂ or MgTf] as salt and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide (BmImBr) as ionic liquid. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is carried out to investigate the glass transition temperature which is used to study the plasticizing effect of the ionic liquid. The highest conducting ionic liquid-based polymer electrolyte is used to fabricate electrical double-layer capacitors (EDLC). The electrochemical potential window is evaluated using linear sweep voltammetry (LSV). The electrochemical capacitance of the EDLC is evaluated through cyclic voltammetry (CV) and galvanostatic charge–discharge (GCD). The electrochemical potential window of ionic liquid-added polymer electrolyte is extended from 1.35 to 2.6 V. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) proves the improvement in specific capacitance of the electrical double-layer capacitors (EDLCs) containing ionic liquid-added polymer electrolyte.     

Electronic properties of double-layer carbon nanotubes

The electronic spectra for double-wall zigzag and armchair nanotubes are found. The influence of nanotube curvatures on the electronic spectra is also calculated. Our finding that the outer shell is hole doped by the inner shell is in the difference between Fermi levels of individual shells which originate from the different hybridization of π orbital. The shift and rotation of the inner nanotube with respect to the outer nanotube are investigated. We found stable semimetal characteristics of the armchair DWNTs in regard of the shift and rotation of the inner nanotube. We predict the shift of k_F towards the bigger wave vectors with decreasing of the radius of the armchair nanotube.     

间苯三酚-甲醛气凝胶及其碳气凝胶的制备与表征

以间苯三酚(P)和甲醛(F)为原料,经溶胶-凝胶、溶剂交换、超临界干燥和碳化等过程制备出了间苯三酚-甲醛气凝胶(PF)及其碳气凝胶(CPF)。测试结果表明气凝胶具有比较高的比表面积、是一种连续nm级3维网络结构的多孔材料;碳化后密度和平均孔径增大,比表面积基本无变化,且仍然维持气凝胶的网络结构。催化剂摩尔比决定气凝胶的微观结构,反应物质量分数控制着气凝胶密度。通过优化制备条件,可以制备出能满足惯性约束聚变(ICF)靶需要的不同结构和不同密度的气凝胶。     

间苯三酚-甲醛气凝胶及其碳气凝胶的制备与表征

 以间苯三酚(P)和甲醛(F)为原料,经溶胶-凝胶、溶剂交换、超临界干燥和碳化等过程制备出了间苯三酚-甲醛气凝胶(PF)及其碳气凝胶(CPF)。测试结果表明气凝胶具有比较高的比表面积、是一种连续nm级3维网络结构的多孔材料;碳化后密度和平均孔径增大,比表面积基本无变化,且仍然维持气凝胶的网络结构。催化剂摩尔比决定气凝胶的微观结构,反应物质量分数控制着气凝胶密度。通过优化制备条件,可以制备出能满足惯性约束聚变(ICF)靶需要的不同结构和不同密度的气凝胶。     

间苯二酚-甲醛气凝胶空心微球制备技术

 采用微流体注射成型技术,以邻苯二甲酸二丁酯为内外油相,间苯二酚/甲醛(RF)溶液为水相,经过溶胶-凝胶、溶剂交换、超临界干燥等过程制备出了RF气凝胶空心微球。分别采用红外光谱、光学显微镜、X光显微分析、透射电镜(TEM)、N­₂吸附-脱附,对RF空心微球成分、形貌、孔径、直径分布等进行表征。结果表明：RF为单层空心微球,具有典型的气凝胶多孔结构,由粒径为10 nm左右、且粒度分布较为均匀的纳米粒子构成,平均孔径为20 nm左右,球形度和同心度大于95%,微球直径分布在550～750 mm,最大可达到800 mm,达到了快点火靶的基本要求。     

酚改性MF气凝胶的制备及表征

以三聚氰胺和甲醛为原料制备MF气凝胶,在凝胶化过程中加入酚类化合物对MF体系进行改性,获得相应的湿凝胶,湿凝胶经超临界干燥,制备出密度为最低可达50 kg·m-3的酚改性MF气凝胶。采用高分辨透射电镜、场发射扫描电镜、红外吸收光谱和热重分析表征了酚改性MF气凝胶的组成、结构以及热性能。结果表明:酚类的引入,MF气凝胶体系由堆积型结构变成链球状多孔纳米结构,同时在较低的温度下（＜300 ℃）,体系的热稳定性有所提高。     

Micromechanical properties of carbon–silica aerogel composites

Materials’ endurance to mechanical stress is desirable from a technological point of view. In particular, in the case of silica aerogels, an improvement of the material elasticity is needed for some applications. Carbon–silica aerogel composites have been obtained and their mechanical properties, Young’s modulus, elastic parameter and hardness, have been evaluated with a dynamical, non-destructive microindentation technique. Large changes are found in Young’s modulus when only a small amount of carbon is added. This is clearly shown in the shape of the indentation curves as well as in the increase of the elastic parameter value, which evaluates the percentage of elasticity versus plasticity. Young’s modulus values obtained for carbon–silica aerogels show a similar variation with the carbon mass fraction to that predicted by a commonly used model for composite materials. The measured hardness values corresponding to the total elastoplastic deformation do not show such a prominent dependency on the carbon mass fraction as the elastic parameter and Young’s modulus do and they are similar to those measured for the pure-silica aerogel. Received: 18 May 2001 / Accepted: 30 July 2001 / Published online: 30 October 2001     

密度渐变多层碳气凝胶靶型的制备

 以间苯二酚-甲醛为原料,结合自制活动式微模具成型工艺制备不同厚度和密度的碳气凝胶薄片,采用密度为10 mg·cm^-3的SiO₂溶胶为“粘合剂”,获得单元薄片厚度在100～580 μm,密度在50～400 mg·cm^-3范围内变化的5层密度渐变碳气凝胶靶型。重点研究了该特殊靶型内部C/SiO₂气凝胶层间界面情况。采用场发射扫描电镜（FESEM）,X射线相衬成像仪等对靶型整体结构及碳气凝胶单元薄片表面和内部微观结构进行了表征。结果表明：胶粘层SiO₂气凝胶厚度约为15 μm,厚度一致,远小于碳气凝胶层厚度且与碳气凝胶薄片的胶粘程度较好,界面平整,靶结构均匀。     

X-ray gain in laser-produced carbon plasmas using double-layer targets

We investigate from a theoretical point of view the basic possibilities for the effect of ionizing radiation on the X-ray gain in recombining laser-produced plasmas, in particular with regard to recently performed experiments in which targets consisting of two different-material layers (double-layer targets) were used. We discuss an increase of the gain for the 3 2 transition in hydrogenic ions which is due to photoionization causing, mainly, a decrease of the Lyman- reabsorption and an increase of the population of higher levels. In our numerical simulations we consider single-material and double-layer targets, concentrating particularly on carbon and titanium. We obtain and discuss the time behaviour of the X-ray emission from the laser-produced plasma with regard to its application as pump radiation.