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Preparation of activated carbon aerogels with hierarchically porous structures for electrical double layer capacitors
Abstract.
Activated carbon aerogels (ACAs) with hierarchically porous structures and high specific surface area have
been prepared via CO2 and KOH activation processes. The pore structures of ACAs are characterized by N2
adsorption/desorption and scanning electron microscopy. The experimental results show that the ACAs
contain three types of pores: micropores with diameters below 2 nm, small mesopores with diameters
from 2 to 4 nm and large pores or channels with diameters over 30 nm. The typical sample ACAs-4,
which possess pore volume of 2.73 cm3 g−1 and specific surface area of 2119 m2 g−1, exhibits high specific
capacitances of 250 F g−1 and 198 F g−1 at the current densities of 0.5 A g−1 and 20 A g−1 respectively in
6 M KOH aqueous solution. Furthermore, the resultant ACAs electrode materials also exhibit high power
density, good cycling stability and long lifetime. With these features, ACAs are expected to be promising
electrode materials for electrical double layer capacitors.
Keywords: Carbon aerogels; Hierarchically porous structure; Activation; Electrical double layer capacitors
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