Dense 3D Graphene Macroforms with Nanotuned Pore Sizes for High Performance Supercapacitor Electrodes

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• 作者：Jiangying Qu ; Yuqian Li ; Siyuan Lv ; Feng Gao ; Chuang Geng ; Mingbo Wu
• 刊名：Journal of Physical Chemistry C
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：October 29, 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：119
• 期：43
• 页码：24373-24380
• 全文大小：604K
• ISSN：1932-7455

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Dense 3D graphene macroforms with nanotuned pore sizes have been synthesized using graphene oxide as the precursor and aqueous H₂SO₄ as the mediator by coupling the hydrothermal method with an evaporation drying process. Depending on the contents of concentrated H₂SO₄ trapped in the resultant carbons, the pore size of graphene macroforms in the range of about 0.5鈥?.8 nm can be obtained. The results indicate that liquid H₂SO₄ trapped in graphene macroforms can act as the spacer of wrinkled graphene sheets, the catalyst of the dehydration, and the electrolyte of the supercapacitor. The pore sizes of the carbons play an important role in the electrochemical performances when used as the supercapacitor electrodes. The graphene macroform with an average pore size of 4.8 nm is an excellent electrode material in H₂SO₄ electrolyte. Its specific capacitance is up to 230 F g^鈥? at the current density of 0.1 A g^鈥?, and the specific energy density and power density are up to 8.3 Wh kg^鈥? and 1000 W kg^鈥? in a two-electrode cell, respectively. The good electrochemical properties of as-made carbons may be attributed to the highly efficient ion transport channels in H₂SO₄-mediated graphene macroforms.