Porous nanoplatelets wrapped carbon aerogels by pyrolysis of regenerated bamboo cellulose aerogels as supercapacitor electrodes

Xi Yang; Benhua Fei; Jianfeng Ma; Xinge Liu; Shumin Yang; Genlin Tian; Zehui Jiang

doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.10.013

Porous nanoplatelets wrapped carbon aerogels by pyrolysis of regenerated bamboo cellulose aerogels as supercapacitor electrodes

Carbohydr Polym. 2018 Jan 15:180:385-392. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.10.013. Epub 2017 Oct 7.

Authors

Xi Yang¹, Benhua Fei¹, Jianfeng Ma¹, Xinge Liu¹, Shumin Yang¹, Genlin Tian¹, Zehui Jiang²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biomaterials, International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan, Key Laboratory of Bamboo and Rattan Science and Technology, State Forestry Administration, No. 8, Futong Eastern Street, Wangjing Area, Beijing, China.
² Department of Biomaterials, International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan, Key Laboratory of Bamboo and Rattan Science and Technology, State Forestry Administration, No. 8, Futong Eastern Street, Wangjing Area, Beijing, China. Electronic address: 18301595627@163.com.

PMID: 29103519
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.10.013

Abstract

Herein NaOH/urea aqueous solution was assisted to dissolve bamboo cellulose fibers for the fabrication of porous nanoplatelets wrapped carbon aerogel as an economic and sustainable way in application of supercapacitor. The architecture displayed favorable features, such as a large specific surface area and a great flexibility of 86% at stress of 23kPa. The effects of the KOH activation on the morphology and porous texture of cellulose carbon aerogel were further investigated and correlated with their electrochemical behavior. In aqueous electrolyte of 6M KOH, activated carbon aerogel exhibited a high specific capacitance of 381F/g which was improved by 150% compared to unactivated sample. Notably, the reasonable micropores and mesopores contributed to an excellent retention rate of 90% at high scan rate of 200mV/s. The low equivalent series resistance and small charge transfer resistance in activated carbon aerogel also suggested an inspiring capacitor behavior.

Keywords: Activation; Bamboo cellulose fiber; Electrodes; NaOH/urea solution; Porous carbon aerogel.