High-surface-area nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide for electric double-layer capacitors

Youn, Hee-Chang; Bak, Seong-Min; Kim, Myeong-Seong; Jaye, Cherno; Fischer, Daniel A.; Lee, Chang-Wook; Yang, Xiao-Qing; Roh, Kwang Chul; Kim, Kwang-Bum

doi:10.1002/cssc.201500122

Title: High-surface-area nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide for electric double-layer capacitors

Journal Article · Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · ChemSusChem

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201500122· OSTI ID:1177001

Youn, Hee-Chang ^[1]; Bak, Seong-Min ^[2]; Kim, Myeong-Seong ^[1]; Jaye, Cherno ^[3]; Fischer, Daniel A. ^[3]; Lee, Chang-Wook ^[1]; Yang, Xiao-Qing ^[2]; Roh, Kwang Chul ^[4]; Kim, Kwang-Bum ^[1]

Yonsei Univ., Seoul (Republic of Korea)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
Korea Inst. of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Seoul (Republic of Korea)

Abstract A two‐step method consisting of solid‐state microwave irradiation and heat treatment under NH ₃ gas was used to prepare nitrogen‐doped reduced graphene oxide (N‐RGO) with a high specific surface area (1007 m ² g ⁻¹ ), high electrical conductivity (1532 S m ⁻¹ ), and low oxygen content (1.5 wt %) for electrical double‐layer capacitor applications. The specific capacitance of N‐RGO was 291 F g ⁻¹ at a current density of 1 A g ⁻¹ , and a capacitance of 261 F g ⁻¹ was retained at 50 A g ⁻¹ , which indicated a very good rate capability. N‐RGO also showed excellent cycling stability and preserved 96 % of the initial specific capacitance after 100 000 cycles. Near‐edge X‐ray absorption fine‐structure spectroscopy results provided evidenced for the recovery of π conjugation in the carbon networks with the removal of oxygenated groups and revealed chemical bonding of the nitrogen atoms in N‐RGO. The good electrochemical performance of N‐RGO is attributed to its high surface area, high electrical conductivity, and low oxygen content.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC00112704; SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1177001

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1813076

Report Number(s):: BNL-107671-2015-JA; BNL-107671-2015-JAAM; R&D Project: MA453MAEA; VT1201000

Journal Information:: ChemSusChem, Vol. 8, Issue 11; ISSN 1864-5631

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