Recent Advances in Porous Carbon Materials As Electrodes for Supercapacitors

Overview

Journal Nanomaterials (Basel)

Date 2023 Jun 10

PMID 37299646

Authors

Zhengdao Pan

Sheng Yu

Linfang Wang

Chenyu Li

Fei Meng

Nan Wang

Shouxin Zhou

Ye Xiong

Zhoulu Wang

Yutong Wu

Xiang Liu

Baizeng Fang

Yi Zhang

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Abstract

Porous carbon materials have demonstrated exceptional performance in various energy and environment-related applications. Recently, research on supercapacitors has been steadily increasing, and porous carbon materials have emerged as the most significant electrode material for supercapacitors. Nonetheless, the high cost and potential for environmental pollution associated with the preparation process of porous carbon materials remain significant issues. This paper presents an overview of common methods for preparing porous carbon materials, including the carbon-activation method, hard-templating method, soft-templating method, sacrificial-templating method, and self-templating method. Additionally, we also review several emerging methods for the preparation of porous carbon materials, such as copolymer pyrolysis, carbohydrate self-activation, and laser scribing. We then categorise porous carbons based on their pore sizes and the presence or absence of heteroatom doping. Finally, we provide an overview of recent applications of porous carbon materials as electrodes for supercapacitors.

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