• 文献标题:   Investigations on the nature of electrolyte on the electrochemical supercapacitor performance of heteroatom doped graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   BALAJI SS, RAJ AGK, KARNAN M, SATHISH M
  • 作者关键词:   electrolyte, benzimidazole, ndoped graphene, ionic liquid, supercapacitor
  • 出版物名称:   IONICS
  • ISSN:   0947-7047 EI 1862-0760
  • 通讯作者地址:   Cent Electrochem Res Inst
  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1007/s11581-020-03448-1 EA JAN 2020
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

A rapid facile and one-pot formation of N-doped graphene by benzimidazole as a heterocyclic nitrogen source was explored by supercritical fluid technique. Here, we have investigated the electrochemical capacitance of N-doped graphene using various electrolytes. The availability of nitrogen-containing functionalities was scrutinized by FT-IR spectra. The type and quantity of N-doping were examined via elemental analysis and XPS, separately. Three various weight fractions of graphene oxide and benzimidazole were prepared. The electrochemical capacitance studies illustrated the N-doped graphene bearing 4.4 wt% of N achieved an improved capacitance of 256 F g(-1) at 1 A g(-1). The capacitive behavior for the full cell using two different aqueous electrolytes was performed and revealed an energy density of 12.3 Wh kg(-1) in the aqueous solution of 1 M NaClO4 which was three times superior to 20% KOH solution (4.1 Wh kg(-1)) and in further the full cell examination in two different non-aqueous electrolytes, suggesting that the energy density accomplished in EMIMBF4 electrolyte at 0.2 A g(-1) was found to be 30 Wh kg(-1) which was superior to 1 M TBABF(4) in acetonitrile (13.8 Wh kg(-1)).