Nomex-derived activated carbon fibers as electrode materials in carbon based supercapacitors

Electrochemical characterization has been carried out for electrodes prepared of several activated carbon fiber samples derived from poly (m-phenylene isophthalamide) (Nomex) in an aqueous solution. Depending on the burn-off due to activation the BET surface area of the carbons was in the order of 1...

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Autores: Leitner, K., Lerf, A., Winter, M., Besenhard, J. O., Villar Rodil, Silvia, Suárez García, Fabián, Martínez Alonso, Amelia, Díez Tascón, Juan Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/415162
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/415162
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Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Supercapacitor
Activated carbon fibers
EDLC
Electrochemical double layer capacitor
Nomex
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Sumario:Electrochemical characterization has been carried out for electrodes prepared of several activated carbon fiber samples derived from poly (m-phenylene isophthalamide) (Nomex) in an aqueous solution. Depending on the burn-off due to activation the BET surface area of the carbons was in the order of 1300-2800 m<sup>2</sup> g<sup>-1</sup>, providing an extensive network of micropores. Their capability as active material for supercapacitors was evaluated by using cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy. Values for the capacitance of 175 F g<sup>-1</sup> in sulfuric acid were obtained. Further on, it was observed that the specific capacitance and the performance of the electrode increase significantly with increasing burn-off degree. We believe that this fact can be attributed to the increase of surface area and porosity with increasing burn-off. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.