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Title: Black goes green: single-step solvent exchange for sol-gel synthesis of carbon spherogels as high-performance supercapacitor electrodes

Journal Article · · Energy Advances
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00480E · OSTI ID:2281042
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  1. Chemistry and Physics of Materials, University of Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
  2. INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
  3. INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Saarland University, Campus D2 2, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
  4. Institute of Physics, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, 8700 Leoben, Austria
  5. The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
  6. INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Saarland University, Campus D2 2, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany, Saarene – Saarland Center for Energy Materials and Sustainability, Campus C4 2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany

The novel synthesis of carbon spherogels in organic solvents enables energy and solvent savings and omits supercritical drying. In addition, the resulting carbon spherogels feature excellent capacitance for energy storage in a supercapacitor setup.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
2281042
Journal Information:
Energy Advances, Journal Name: Energy Advances Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 3; ISSN EANDBJ; ISSN 2753-1457
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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