Direct conversion of CO2 to meso/macro-porous frameworks of surface-microporous graphene for efficient asymmetrical supercapacitors

Chang, Liang; Stacchiola, Dario J.; Hu, Yun Hang

doi:10.1039/C7TA07003A

Direct conversion of CO₂ to meso/macro-porous frameworks of surface-microporous graphene for efficient asymmetrical supercapacitors

Journal Article · Wed Oct 11 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TA07003A· OSTI ID:1425088

Chang, Liang ^[1]; Stacchiola, Dario J. ^[2]; ^[3]

Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, MI (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials
Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, MI (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering; Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. (China). School of Environmental Science and Engineering

CO₂ conversion to useful materials is the most attractive approach to control its content in the atmosphere. An ideal electrode material for supercapacitors should possess suitable meso/macro-pores as electrolyte reservoirs and rich micro-pores as places for the adsorption of electrolyte ions. In this paper, we designed and synthesized such an ideal material, meso/macro-porous frameworks of surface-microporous graphene (MFSMG), from CO₂via its one-step exothermic reaction with potassium. Furthermore, the MFSMG electrode exhibited a high gravimetric capacitance of 178 F g^-1 at 0.2 A g^-1 in 2 M KOH and retained 85% capacitance after increasing current density by 50 times. The combination of the MFSMG electrode and the activated carbon (AC) electrode constructed an asymmetrical AC//MFSMG capacitor, leading to a high capacitance of 242.4 F g^-1 for MFSMG and 97.4 F g^-1 for AC. With the extended potential, the asymmetrical capacitor achieved an improved energy density of 9.43 W h kg^-1 and a power density of 3504 W kg^-1. Finally, this work provides a novel solution to solve the CO₂ issue and creates an efficient electrode material for supercapacitors.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF) (United States); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1425088

Report Number(s):: BNL--203294-2018-JAAM

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A Journal Issue: 44 Vol. 5; ISSN 2050-7488

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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