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Recent Advances on Nitrogen-doped Porous Carbons Towards Electrochemical Supercapacitor Applications
The Chemical Record, Vol.24(1), pp.1-26
2024
Abstract
Due to ever-increasing global energy demands and dwindling resources, there is a growing need to develop materials that can fulfil the World's pressing energy requirements. Electrochemical energy storage devices have gained significant interest due to their exceptional storage properties, where the electrode material is a crucial determinant of device performance. Hence, it is essential to develop 3-D hierarchical materials at low cost with precisely controlled porosity and composition to achieve high energy storage capabilities. After presenting the brief updates on porous carbons (PCs), then this review will focus on the nitrogen (N) doped porous carbon materials (NPC) for electrochemical supercapacitors as the NPCs play a vital role in supercapacitor applications in the field of energy storage. Therefore, this review highlights recent advances in NPCs, including developments in the synthesis of NPCs that have created new methods for controlling their morphology, composition, and pore structure, which can significantly enhance their electrochemical performance. The investigated N-doped materials a wide range of specific surface areas, ranging from 181.5 to 3709 m2 g−1, signifies a substantial increase in the available electrochemically active surface area, which is crucial for efficient energy storage. Moreover, these materials display notable specific capacitance values, ranging from 58.7 to 754.4 F g−1, highlighting their remarkable capability to effectively store electrical energy. The outstanding electrochemical performance of these materials is attributed to the synergy between heteroatoms, particularly N, and the carbon framework in N-doped porous carbons. This synergy brings about several beneficial effects including, enhanced pseudo-capacitance, improved electrical conductivity, and increased electrochemically active surface area. As a result, these materials emerge as promising candidates for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes. The challenges and outlook in NPCs for supercapacitor applications are also presented. Overall, this review will provide valuable insights for researchers in electrochemical energy storage and offers a basis for fabricating highly effective and feasible supercapacitor electrodes.
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- Title
- Recent Advances on Nitrogen-doped Porous Carbons Towards Electrochemical Supercapacitor Applications
- Authors
- Hafiza Komal Zafar (Author) - National University of Sciences and TechnologySara Zainab (Author) - National University of Sciences and TechnologyMaria Masood (Author) - National University of Sciences and TechnologySyed Shoaib Ahmad Shah (Author) - National University of Sciences and TechnologyMohammad R Karim (Author) - King Saud UniversityAnthony O'Mullane (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyKostya Ken Ostrikov (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyGeoffrey Will (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyMd A Wahab (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- The Chemical Record, Vol.24(1), pp.1-26
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.1002/tcr.202300161
- ISSN
- 1528-0691; 1527-8999
- Copyright note
- © 2023 The Authors. The Chemical Record published by The Chemical Society of Japan and Wiley-VCH GmbH. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99746593202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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