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Polystyrene foam derived nitrogen-enriched porous carbon/graphene composites with high volumetric capacitances for aqueous supercapacitors

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Abstract Polystyrene (PS) foam derived nitrogen-enriched porous carbon/graphene (AC/Gr) composites were prepared using ammonia, ethylene diamine and melamine as nitrogen sources, respectively. The as-prepared AC/Gr composites and graphene-free PS-derived porous… Click to show full abstract

Abstract Polystyrene (PS) foam derived nitrogen-enriched porous carbon/graphene (AC/Gr) composites were prepared using ammonia, ethylene diamine and melamine as nitrogen sources, respectively. The as-prepared AC/Gr composites and graphene-free PS-derived porous carbon (PSAC) exhibit moderate specific surface areas in a range of 915–1489 m 2  g −1 . Compared to PSAC, AC/Gr composites exhibit significantly improved energy storage capability, a high gravimetric capacitance of 339 F g −1 or volumetric capacitance of 365 F cm −3 was achieved at a current density of 0.05 A g −1 in 6 M KOH aqueous electrolyte. The assembled aqueous symmetric supercapacitors are capable of deliver both high energy density and high power density, for example, 11.8 W h kg −1 (12.7 W h L −1 ) with a power density of 12.5 W kg −1 (13.4 W L −1 ), and 6.2 W h kg −1 (6.7 W h L −1 ) with 4.6 kW kg −1 (5.0 kW L −1 ) for MAC/Gr-based supercapacitor.

Keywords: foam derived; carbon; polystyrene foam; derived nitrogen; nitrogen enriched; porous carbon

Journal Title: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
Year Published: 2017

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