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Preparation and characterization of carbon aerogel microspheres by an inverse emulsion polymerization
Abstract.
Carbon aerogel (CA) microspheres have been successfully synthesized by an inverse emulsion polymerization
and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), N2 sorption isotherm and X-ray diffraction (XRD).
The results show that the size and pore characteristics of carbon microsphere obviously depend on stirring
speed and concentration of surfactant in the emulsion polymerization process. The resultant CA microspheres
are amorphous carbon structure with the size ranging from about 2 to 50 μm by changing the stirring speed.
CA microspheres with SBET of 414–603 m2 g−1 and Vmeso of 0.028–0.432 cm3 g−1 are synthesized using
different SPAN80 concentrations. The results of cyclic voltammetry indicate that the CA microspheres
prepared at a stirring speed of 480 rpm and at Vs/Vh=0.01 have ideal supercapacitive behavior in 6 M KOH
electrolyte, the maximum specific capacitance of the electrode reaches 180 F g−1.
Keywords: Carbon aerogel microspheres; Inverse emulsion polymerization; Specific surface area; Specific capacitance
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