| Autor: |
Álvarez-Gómez A; Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering (IAAB), University of Carlos III of Madrid, Av. Universidad, 30, 28911 Leganés, Spain., Yuan J; Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden., Fernández-Blázquez JP; IMDEA Materials Institute, C/Eric Kandel 2, 28906 Getafe, Spain., San-Miguel V; Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering (IAAB), University of Carlos III of Madrid, Av. Universidad, 30, 28911 Leganés, Spain., Serrano MB; Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering (IAAB), University of Carlos III of Madrid, Av. Universidad, 30, 28911 Leganés, Spain. |
| Abstrakt: |
The use of block copolymers as a sacrificial template has been demonstrated to be a powerful method for obtaining porous carbons as electrode materials in energy storage devices. In this work, a block copolymer of polystyrene and polyacrylonitrile (PS- b -PAN) has been used as a precursor to produce fibers by electrospinning and powdered carbons, showing high carbon yield (~50%) due to a low sacrificial block content ( f PS ≈ 0.16). Both materials have been compared structurally (in addition to comparing their electrochemical behavior). The porous carbon fibers showed superior pore formation capability and exhibited a hierarchical porous structure, with small and large mesopores and a relatively high surface area (~492 m 2 /g) with a considerable quantity of O/N surface content, which translates into outstanding electrochemical performance with excellent cycle stability (close to 100% capacitance retention after 10,000 cycles) and high capacitance value (254 F/g measured at 1 A/g). |
