Fabrication of Nitrogen Self-Doped Porous Carbons from Melamine Foam for Supercapacitors

Byoung-Min Lee; Hyeong-Seok Chang; Jae-Hak Choi; Sung-Kwon Hong

doi:10.3740/MRSK.2021.31.5.264

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Fabrication of Nitrogen Self-Doped Porous Carbons from Melamine Foam for Supercapacitors 슈퍼커패시터용 멜라민 폼으로부터 질소가 자가 도핑된 다공성 탄소 재료의 제조

May 2021. pp. 264-271

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Abstract

Porous carbons have been widely used as electrode material for supercapacitors. However, commercial porous carbons, such as activated carbons, have low electrochemical performance. Nitrogen-doping is one of the most promising strategies to improve electrochemical performance of porous carbons. In this study, nitrogen self-doped porous carbon (NPC) is prepared from melamine foam by carbonization to improve the supercapacitive performance. The prepared NPC is characterized in terms of the chemical structures and elements, morphology, pore structures, and electrochemical performance. The results of the N₂ physisorption measurement, X-ray diffraction, and Raman analyses reveal that the prepared NPC has bimodal pore structures and pseudo-graphite structures with nitrogen functionality. The NPC-based electrode exhibits a gravimetric capacitance of 153 F g⁻¹ at 1 A g⁻¹, a rate capability of 73.2 % at 10 A g⁻¹, and an outstanding cycling ability of 97.85% after 10,000 cycles at 10 A g⁻¹. Thus, the NPC prepared in this study can be applied as electrode material for high-performance supercapacitors.

Keywords

melamine foam

nitrogen self-doped porous carbon

supercapacitor

electrode

carbonization

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Publisher :Materials Research Society of Korea
Publisher(Ko) :한국재료학회
Journal Title :Korean Journal of Materials Research
Journal Title(Ko) :한국재료학회지
Volume : 31
No :5
Pages :264-271
Received Date : 2021-04-01
Revised Date : 2021-04-16
Accepted Date : 2021-04-16
DOI :https://doi.org/10.3740/MRSK.2021.31.5.264

Korean Journal of Materials Research ISSN:1225-0562(Print) 2287-7258(Online) 한국재료학회지

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