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Effect of cation nature of zeolite on carbon replicas and their electrochemical capacitance
Abstract.
N-doped carbon replicas of zeolite Y are prepared, and the effect of cation nature of zeolite (H+ or Na+) on
the carbon replicas is studied. The morphology, structure and surface properties of the carbon materials
are investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray
diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Fourier transform infrared
spectroscopy (FT-IR). The pore regularity, pore parameter and surface chemical properties of the carbons
may strongly depend on the cation nature of the zeolite Y. The carbon replicas of zeolite HY (H-form of
zeolite Y) possesses higher pore regularity and much larger surface area than those of zeolite NaY (Naform
of zeolite Y), while the latter carbons seem to possess higher carbonization degrees. Electrochemical
measurements show a large faradaic capacitance related to the N- or O-containing groups for the prepared
carbons. Owing to the large specific surface area, high pore regularity and heteroatom-doping, the HYC800
sample derived from zeolite HY presents very high gravimetric capacitance, up to 312.4 F g−1 in H2SO4
electrolyte, and this carbon can operate at 1.2 V with good retention ratio in the range of 0.25 to 10 A g−1.
Keywords: Supercapacitor; Carbon; Nitrogen-containing groups; Cation nature; Zeolite
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