Citation: Lu Wen-Jing, Huang Shi-Ze, Miao Ling, Liu Ming-Xian, Zhu Da-Zhang, Li Liang-Chun, Duan Hui, Xu Zi-Jie, Gan Li-Hua. Synthesis of MnO₂/N-doped ultramicroporous carbon nanospheres for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2017, 28(6): 1324-1329. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2017.04.007 shu

Synthesis of MnO₂/N-doped ultramicroporous carbon nanospheres for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes

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Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China
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Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China

Corresponding author: Huang Shi-Ze, hsz@tongji.edu.cn Gan Li-Hua, ganlh@tongji.edu.cn
Received Date: 17 January 2017
Revised Date: 8 March 2017
Accepted Date: 10 April 2017
Available Online: 9 June 2017

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We demonstrate a simple and highly efficient strategy to synthesize MnO₂/nitrogen-doped ultramicroporous carbon nanospheres (MnO₂/N-UCNs) for supercapacitor application. MnO₂/N-UCNs were fabricated via a template-free polymerization of resorcinol/formaldehyde on the surface of phloroglucinol/terephthalaldehyde colloids in the presence of hexamethylenetetramine, followed by carbonization and then a redox reaction between carbons and KMnO₄. As-prepared MnO₂/N-UCNs exhibits regular ultramicropores, high surface area, nitrogen heteroatom, and high content of MnO₂. A typical MnO₂/N-UCNs with 57 wt.% MnO₂ doping content (denoted as MnO₂(57%)/N-UCNs) makes the most use of the synergistic effect between carbons and metal oxides. MnO₂(57%)/N-UCNs as a supercapacitor electrode exhibits excellent electrochemical performance such as a high specific capacitance (401 F/g at 1.0 A/g) and excellent charge/discharge stability (86.3% of the initial capacitance after 10, 000 cycles at 2.0 A/g) in 1.0 mol/L Na₂SO₄ electrolyte. The well-designed and high-performance MnO₂/N-UCNs highlight the great potential for advanced supercapacitor applications.
- Ultramicroporous carbon nanosphere,
- Nitrogen-doping,
- MnO₂,
- Electrode,
- Supercapacitor
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