介孔碳/石墨烯复合材料的制备及其醌类改性电容性能

首先利用硬模板法制备出介孔碳/石墨烯复合材料,然后向复合材料中引入具有赝电容活性的醌类分子进一步增大材料的电容性能。研究结果表明,负载30%（w/w）叔丁基氢醌的介孔碳/石墨烯复合材料具有最佳的电容性能,在电流密度为0.5 A·g^-1时,比电容值为355 F·g^-1;当电流密度高达30 A·g^-1时,其比电容值高达226 F·g^-1,比电容保持率为64%,表现出良好的速率特性。     

一种新型氧化还原电解液电化学电容器体系

以含有Fe3+/Fe2+离子对的H2SO4溶液为电解液, 以多孔炭做电极材料, 就Fe3+/Fe2+离子对在多孔炭纳米孔隙中的电化学行为及准电容效应进行了探讨. 循环伏安测试结果表明, Fe3+/Fe2+离子对在多孔炭电极纳米孔隙中发生了可逆的电化学反应. 恒流充放电结果发现, 加入Fe3+/Fe2+使得充放曲线出现对称的充放电平台, 有效地提高了电化学电容器(EC)的电能存储容量, 其单电极比电容最高达174 mAh•g−1, 比单纯的H2SO4电解液的比电容高109 mAh•g−1, 且有着良好的循环稳定性. 根据实验现象及结果, 探讨了Fe3+/Fe2+离子对在EC电极上的充放电机理, 并提出了一种新的概念——氧化还原电解液电化学电容器.     

含二茂铁离子液体电容器的电化学性能

对以含二茂铁(ferrocene, Fc)离子液体1-乙基-3-甲基咪唑四氟硼酸盐(1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetra-fluoroborate, [BMIm]BF4)作为电解液, 高比表面积的多孔炭作为电极材料构成的电容器的电化学行为进行了探讨. 循环伏安和恒流充放电测试结果表明,含二茂铁离子液体在多孔炭中发生氧化还原反应, 并且该氧化还原反应是扩散控制, 高度可逆的过程. 0.01 mol·L-1 [BMIm]BF4/Fc在电流密度为1 mA·cm-2时的平均比电容为163 F·g-1, 比纯[BMIm]BF4的比电容高63%. 平均比电容的增加表明由Fc参与的氧化还原反应生成的法拉第电容对电容器的总电容有很大的贡献. 同时, 以0.01 mol·L-1 [BMIm]BF4/Fc作电解液的电容器的功率密度为400 W·kg-1, 能量密度高达37.5 Wh·kg-1, 达到了电池的水平.     

Insert Zn Nanoparticles into the 3D Porous Carbon Ultrathin Films as a Superior Anode Material for Lithium Ion Battery

A flexible strategy is exploited to insert Zn nanoparticles into the pores of highly stable 3D network of carbon ultrathin films (P‐Zn/C) that can effectively localize the postformed Zn nanoparticles, thereby solving the problem of structural degradation, and thus achieve improved anode performance. A maximum capacity of 657.3 mA h g⁻¹ at a current density of 200 mA g⁻¹ after 50 cycles is achieved for P‐Zn/C. Even at a high current density of 2 A g⁻¹, a capacity of 653 mA h g⁻¹ is maintained after 1000 cycles, indicating that it could be a promising anode for lithium ion batteries. By comparing the capacitive and diffusion contribution qualitatively and quantitatively, the result reveals that the enhanced electrochemical performance mainly originates from the pseudocapacitance storage mechanism.     

Conformal Coverage of ZnO Nanowire Arrays by ZnMnO3: Room-temperature Photodeposition from Aqueous Solution

Compositionally and structurally complex semiconductor oxide nanostructures gain importance in many energy-related applications. Simple and robust synthesis routes ideally complying with the principles of modern green chemistry are therefore urgently needed. Here we report on the one-step, room-temperature synthesis of a crystalline–amorphous biphasic ternary metal oxide at the ZnO surface using aqueous precursor solutions. More specifically, conformal and porous ZnMnO₃ shells are photodeposited from KMnO₄ solution onto immobilized ZnO nanowires acting not only as the substrate but also as the Zn precursor. This water-based, low temperature process yields ZnMnO₃/ZnO composite electrodes featuring in 1 M Na₂SO₄ aqueous solution capacitance values of 80–160 F g⁻¹ (as referred to the total mass of the porous film i. e. the electroactive ZnMnO₃ phase and the ZnO nanowire array). Our results highlight the suitability of photodeposition as a simple and green route towards complex functional materials.     

Application of a novel redox-active electrolyte in MnO2-based supercapacitors

This paper reports a novel strategy for preparing redox-active electrolyte through introducing a redox-mediator(p-phenylenediamine,PPD) into KOH electrolyte for the application of ball-milled MnO 2-based supercapacitors.The morphology and compositions of ball-milled MnO 2 were characterized using scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and X-ray diffraction(XRD).The electrochemical properties of the supercapacitor were evaluated by cyclic voltammetry(CV),galvanostatic charge-discharge(GCD),and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) techniques.The introduction of p-phenylenediamine significantly improves the performance of the supercapacitor.The electrode specific capacitance of the supercapacitor is 325.24 F g-1,increased by 6.25 folds compared with that of the unmodified system(44.87 F g-1) at the same current density,and the energy density has nearly a 10-fold increase,reaching 10.12 Wh Kg-1.In addition,the supercapacitor exhibits good cycle-life stability.