Molten-NaNH 2 Densified Graphene with In-Plane Nanopores and N-Doping for Compact Capacitive Energy Storage

Lin, Shuang; Zhang, Chunyan; Wang, Zhiyong; Dai, Sheng; Jin, Xianbo

doi:10.1002/aenm.201700766

Title: Molten-NaNH ₂ Densified Graphene with In-Plane Nanopores and N-Doping for Compact Capacitive Energy Storage

Journal Article · 13 July 2017 · Advanced Energy Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201700766 · OSTI ID:1494891

Lin, Shuang ^[1]; Zhang, Chunyan ^[1]; Wang, Zhiyong ^[1];

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Wuhan Univ. (China). College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab. of Electrochemical Power
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical Sciences Division

Capacitive carbons are attractive for energy storage on account of their superior rate and cycling performance over traditional battery materials, but they usually suffer from a far lower volumetric energy density. Starting with expanded graphene, a simple, multifunctional molten sodium amide treatment for the preparation of high-density graphene with high capacitive performance in both aqueous and lithium battery electrolytes is reported. The molten sodium amide can condense the expanded graphene, lead to nitrogen doping and, what is more important, create moderate in-plane nanopores on graphene to serve as ion access shortcuts in dense graphene stacks. Finally, the resulting high-density graphene electrode can deliver a volumetric capacitance of 522 F cm^-3 in a potassium hydroxide electrolyte; and in a lithium-ion battery electrolyte, it exhibits a gravimetric and volumetric energy density of 618 W h kg^-1 and 740 W h L^-1, respectively, and even outperforms commercial LiFePO₄.

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Research Organization:: 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 Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1494891

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1400632

Journal Information:: Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Energy Materials Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 7; ISSN 1614-6832

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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