Nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon from polyaniline/silica self-aggregates for supercapacitor

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2018.09.014

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2019, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (3): 709-716.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2018.09.014

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Nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon from polyaniline/silica self-aggregates for supercapacitor

Peipei Li^1,2, Dazhi Zhang², Yunhui Xu², Caihua Ni¹, Gang Shi¹, Xinxin Sang¹

1 Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China;
2 Xuzhou College of Industrial Technology, Xuzhou 221140, China

Received:2018-04-19 Revised:2018-08-10 Online:2019-04-25 Published:2019-03-28
Contact: Caihua Ni,E-mail addresses:nicaihua2000@163.com,nicaihua2014@126.com;Gang Shi,E-mail addresses:shigang@jiangnan.edu.cn
Supported by:
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21401079,21501069),Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities (JUSRP51626B),the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China (BK20140158,BK20161128,BK20161166),Natural Science Fund for Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province (18KJD430008,17KJD430005,17KJB430032) and the Top-notch Academic Programs Project of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PPZY2015B181).

Nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon from polyaniline/silica self-aggregates for supercapacitor

Peipei Li^1,2, Dazhi Zhang², Yunhui Xu², Caihua Ni¹, Gang Shi¹, Xinxin Sang¹

1 Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China;
2 Xuzhou College of Industrial Technology, Xuzhou 221140, China

通讯作者: Caihua Ni,E-mail addresses:nicaihua2000@163.com,nicaihua2014@126.com;Gang Shi,E-mail addresses:shigang@jiangnan.edu.cn
基金资助:
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21401079,21501069),Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities (JUSRP51626B),the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China (BK20140158,BK20161128,BK20161166),Natural Science Fund for Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province (18KJD430008,17KJD430005,17KJB430032) and the Top-notch Academic Programs Project of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PPZY2015B181).

Abstract

Abstract: In this paper, nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon (N-HPC) was prepared from polyaniline (PANI)/silica self-aggregates. H-bonding between N\\H groups in aniline/PANI and\\OH groups in nano silica template led to a self-assembly type, which enabled the formation of uniform N-HPC nanoparticles. Silica self-aggregates provided macroporous channels resulted in a decreased diffusion distance. After removing the hard template, the N-HPC had a high surface area (899 m²·g^-1). Owing to two co-existed synergetic energy-storage mechanisms and the hierarchical porous structure, the obtained N-HPC exhibited a high specific capacitance of 218.75 F·g^-1 at 0.5 A·g^-1, compared with the nonporous nitrogen-doped carbon (N-C) derived from pure PANI. Moreover, the N-HPC electrode demonstrated excellent cycle life, retaining 99% of its initial specific capacitance after 1000 cycles.

Key words: Nitrogen-doped, Hierarchical porous carbon, Hard template, Silica self-aggregates

摘要： In this paper, nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon (N-HPC) was prepared from polyaniline (PANI)/silica self-aggregates. H-bonding between N-H groups in aniline/PANI and -OH groups in nano silica template led to a self-assembly type, which enabled the formation of uniform N-HPC nanoparticles. Silica self-aggregates provided macroporous channels resulted in a decreased diffusion distance. After removing the hard template, the N-HPC had a high surface area (899 m²·g^-1). Owing to two co-existed synergetic energy-storage mechanisms and the hierarchical porous structure, the obtained N-HPC exhibited a high specific capacitance of 218.75 F·g^-1 at 0.5 A·g^-1, compared with the nonporous nitrogen-doped carbon (N-C) derived from pure PANI. Moreover, the N-HPC electrode demonstrated excellent cycle life, retaining 99% of its initial specific capacitance after 1000 cycles.

关键词: Nitrogen-doped, Hierarchical porous carbon, Hard template, Silica self-aggregates

Peipei Li, Dazhi Zhang, Yunhui Xu, Caihua Ni, Gang Shi, Xinxin Sang. Nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon from polyaniline/silica self-aggregates for supercapacitor[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2019, 27(3): 709-716.

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