Hydrothermal nitrogen doping of anthracene oil-derived activated carbons for wide voltage asymmetric capacitors

Moyseowicz, Agata, Gonzalez, Zoraida, Melendi-Espina, Sonia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1083-3896, Acevedo, Beatriz, Predeanu, Georgeta, Axinte, Sorin M., Fernandez, Juan J., Granda, Marcos, Minta, Daria, Moyseowicz, Adam and Gryglewicz, Grazyna (2023) Hydrothermal nitrogen doping of anthracene oil-derived activated carbons for wide voltage asymmetric capacitors. Journal of Energy Storage, 60. ISSN 2352-152X

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Abstract

This work focused on the development of doping procedures to introduce nitrogen functionalities on an activated carbon derived from anthracene oil to be subsequently used on wide voltage asymmetric capacitors. For that, ammonia solution was used and different hydrothermal conditions applied. Tailoring the temperature treatment (120 and 180 °C), nitrogen-doped activated carbons (N-ACs) with different nitrogen content (5.6 and 4.1 at. %) and diverse speciation were obtained. N-ACs exhibited excellent capacitive behavior and long-life cycle in a three-electrode cell using KOH aqueous solution as electrolyte. The significant capacitance value of 291 F g −1 at 0.2 A g −1 was achieved by the N-AC obtained at 180 °C. Furthermore, full carbon asymmetric supercapacitors incorporating N-ACs as negative electrodes were assembled, and an operating voltage window of 1.3 V in 6 M KOH solution established. As a result, high energy densities were achieved in the devices, particularly in that including N-AC-180. Electrochemical tests revealed that pyridinic and quaternary nitrogen species of N-ACs play a critical role in the excellent asymmetric supercapacitor electrochemical performance, including improvement of conductivity and specific capacitance.

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Additional Information: Acknowledgements: The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union's Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) research programme under grant agreement RFCR-CT-2015-00006.
Uncontrolled Keywords: anthracene oil-derived activated carbon,aqueous electrolyte,asymmetric supercapacitor,renewable energy, sustainability and the environment,energy engineering and power technology,electrical and electronic engineering ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2100/2105
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Engineering (former - to 2024)
Faculty of Science > School of Mathematics (former - to 2024)
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Sustainable Energy
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Materials, Manufacturing & Process Modelling
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Date Deposited: 18 Jan 2023 12:32
Last Modified: 07 Nov 2024 12:46
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/90631
DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2023.106704

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