Comparative Behavior of Viscose-Based Supercapacitor Electrodes Activated by KOH, H2O, and CO2
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of the Activated Carbon Fibers
2.2. Electrode Fabrication and Electrochemical Characterization
2.3. Structural Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Activation Agent | SBET/m2 g−1 | Vtot/cm3 g−1 | Total Yield/% |
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KOH | 2553 | 1.10 | 2.1 |
CO2 | 2737 | 1.35 | 9.2 |
H2O | 2516 | 1.27 | 23.9 |
Activation Agent | C/at.% | O/at.% | P/at.% | N/at.% |
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KOH | 97.4 ± 0.2 | 2.6 ± 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
CO2 | 88.3 ± 0.7 | 8.0 ± 0.4 | 2.9 ± 0.2 | 0.9 ± 0.2 |
H2O | 98.6 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Breitenbach, S.; Duchoslav, J.; Mardare, A.I.; Unterweger, C.; Stifter, D.; Hassel, A.W.; Fürst, C. Comparative Behavior of Viscose-Based Supercapacitor Electrodes Activated by KOH, H2O, and CO2. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 677. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12040677
Breitenbach S, Duchoslav J, Mardare AI, Unterweger C, Stifter D, Hassel AW, Fürst C. Comparative Behavior of Viscose-Based Supercapacitor Electrodes Activated by KOH, H2O, and CO2. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(4):677. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12040677
Chicago/Turabian StyleBreitenbach, Stefan, Jiri Duchoslav, Andrei Ionut Mardare, Christoph Unterweger, David Stifter, Achim Walter Hassel, and Christian Fürst. 2022. "Comparative Behavior of Viscose-Based Supercapacitor Electrodes Activated by KOH, H2O, and CO2" Nanomaterials 12, no. 4: 677. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12040677