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Title: Capacitance, charge dynamics, and electrolyte-surface interactions in functionalized carbide-derived carbon electrodes

Abstract

Our study analyzed the dynamics of ionic liquid electrolyte inside of defunctionalized, hydrogenated, and aminated pores of carbide-derived carbon supercapacitor electrodes. The approach tailors surface functionalities and tunes nanoporous structures to decouple the influence of pore wall composition on capacitance, ionic resistance, and long-term cyclability. Moreover, quasi-elastic neutron scattering probes the self-diffusion properties and electrode-ion interactions of electrolyte molecules confined in functionalized pores. Room-temperature ionic liquid interactions in confined pores are strongest when the hydrogen-containing groups are present on the surface. This property translates into higher capacitance and greater ion transport through pores during electrochemical cycling. Aminated pores, unlike hydrogenated pores, do not favorably interact with ionic liquid ions and, subsequently, are outperformed by defunctionalized surfaces.

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Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Fluid Interface Reactions, Structures and Transport Center (FIRST)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1233943
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OSTI ID: 1265882
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Progress in Natural Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Progress in Natural Science Journal Volume: 25 Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 1002-0071
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
China
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; supercapacitor; carbide-derived carbon; neutron scattering; energy storage; porous materials; surface chemistry

Citation Formats

Dyatkin, Boris, Mamontov, Eugene, Cook, Kevin M., and Gogotsi, Yury. Capacitance, charge dynamics, and electrolyte-surface interactions in functionalized carbide-derived carbon electrodes. China: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1016/j.pnsc.2015.11.007.
Dyatkin, Boris, Mamontov, Eugene, Cook, Kevin M., & Gogotsi, Yury. Capacitance, charge dynamics, and electrolyte-surface interactions in functionalized carbide-derived carbon electrodes. China. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnsc.2015.11.007
Dyatkin, Boris, Mamontov, Eugene, Cook, Kevin M., and Gogotsi, Yury. Tue . "Capacitance, charge dynamics, and electrolyte-surface interactions in functionalized carbide-derived carbon electrodes". China. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnsc.2015.11.007.
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title = {Capacitance, charge dynamics, and electrolyte-surface interactions in functionalized carbide-derived carbon electrodes},
author = {Dyatkin, Boris and Mamontov, Eugene and Cook, Kevin M. and Gogotsi, Yury},
abstractNote = {Our study analyzed the dynamics of ionic liquid electrolyte inside of defunctionalized, hydrogenated, and aminated pores of carbide-derived carbon supercapacitor electrodes. The approach tailors surface functionalities and tunes nanoporous structures to decouple the influence of pore wall composition on capacitance, ionic resistance, and long-term cyclability. Moreover, quasi-elastic neutron scattering probes the self-diffusion properties and electrode-ion interactions of electrolyte molecules confined in functionalized pores. Room-temperature ionic liquid interactions in confined pores are strongest when the hydrogen-containing groups are present on the surface. This property translates into higher capacitance and greater ion transport through pores during electrochemical cycling. Aminated pores, unlike hydrogenated pores, do not favorably interact with ionic liquid ions and, subsequently, are outperformed by defunctionalized surfaces.},
doi = {10.1016/j.pnsc.2015.11.007},
journal = {Progress in Natural Science},
number = 6,
volume = 25,
place = {China},
year = {Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}

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