Fallen-leaf-derived microporous pyropolymers for supercapacitors

Hong Joo An; Na Rae Kim; Min Yeong Song; Young Soo Yun; Hyoung-Joon Jin

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.45, 223-228, January, 2017

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2016.09.026 Export Citation

Fallen-leaf-derived microporous pyropolymers for supercapacitors

Hong Joo An, Na Rae Kim, Min Yeong Song, Young Soo Yun^{1, †}, and Hyoung-Joon Jin^†

Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, South Korea
¹Department of Chemical Engineering, Kangwon National University, Samcheok 245-711, South Korea

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In this study, microporous pyropolymers (GL-AMPs), a carbon-based material, were fabricated from ginkgo leaves by simple pyrolysis with KOH, followed by acid treatment. The GL-AMPs were mainly composed of aromatic hexagonal carbon layers, which were not well stacked, and contained many redox-active heteroatoms such as oxygen and nitrogen. In addition, the GL-AMPs had a high specific surface area of ~1348.4 m2 g-1 with numerous ultramicropores (<0.7 nm). These unique material characteristics led to a significantly high specific capacitance of ~731 Fg-1, high rate capabilities, and stable cycling performance over 1000 cycles in a redox-mediated aqueous electrolyte.

Keywords:Biomass;Porous carbon;Electrode;Pyropolymer;Supercapacitor

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