Oxygen-Plasma Surface Treatment of an Electrode Sheet Using Carbon from Japanese Distilled Liquor Waste for Double-layer Capacitors

Autor: Takuya Eguchi, Masaki Hirano, Daisuke Tashima, Seiji Kumagai, Satoshi Kitazaki
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Electrochem. 1:322-328
ISSN: 2673-3293
DOI: 10.3390/electrochem1030020
Popis: Oxygen-plasma treatment was performed on an activated carbon sheet obtained from shochu (Japanese distilled liquor) waste using a high-frequency plasma generator. The capacitances of the activated carbon sheet electrode subjected to surface treatment were measured using cyclic voltammetry. The best results were obtained with a processing time of 60 min, an output power of 40 W, an interelectrode distance of 13 cm and an oxygen pressure of 40 Pa. The maximum capacitance was 247 F g−1. Investigation of the surface functional groups of the activated carbon sheet revealed that the oxygen-containing functional groups modified on the surface of the activated carbon sheet electrode contributed to the improvement in the capacitance. High-performance electric double-layer capacitors can be realized using the developed electrodes.
Databáze: OpenAIRE