• 文献标题:   Designing 3D Ternary Hybrid Composites Composed of Graphene, Biochar and Manganese Dioxide as High-Performance Supercapacitor Electrodes
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   BABAAHMADI V, POURHOSSEINI SEM, NOROUZI O, NADERI HR
  • 作者关键词:   activated carbon, graphene, supercapacitor, luffa, nanocomposite
  • 出版物名称:   NANOMATERIALS
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.3390/nano13121866
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

Biochar derived from waste biomass has proven to be an encouraging novel electrode material in supercapacitors. In this work, luffa sponge-derived activated carbon with a special structure is produced through carbonization and KOH activation. The reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and manganese dioxide (MnO2) are in-situ synthesized on luffa-activated carbon (LAC) to improve the supercapacitive behavior. The structure and morphology of LAC, LAC-rGO and LAC-rGO-MnO2 are characterized by the employment of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), BET analysis, Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The electrochemical performance of electrodes is performed in two and three-electrode systems. In the asymmetrical two-electrode system, the LAC-rGO-MnO2//Co3O4-rGO device shows high specific capacitance (SC), high-rate capability and excellent cycle reversibly in a wide potential window of 0-1.8 V. The maximum specific capacitance (SC) of the asymmetric device is 586 F g(-1) at a scan rate of 2 mV s(-1). More importantly, the LAC-rGO-MnO2//Co3O4-rGO device exhibits a specific energy of 31.4 W h kg(-1) at a specific power of 400 W kg(-1). Overall, the synergistic effect between the ternary structures of microporous LAC, rGO sheets and MnO2 nanoparticles leads to the introduction of high-performance hierarchical supercapacitor electrodes.