›› 2014, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (8): 86101-086101.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/23/8/086101

• SPECIAL TOPI—International Conference on Nanoscience & Technology, China 2013 • 上一篇    下一篇

Synthesis of boron, nitrogen co-doped porous carbon from asphaltene for high-performance supercapacitors

周颖, 王道龙, 王春雷, 金新新, 邱介山   

  1. Carbon Research Laboratory, Liaoning Key Laboratory for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
  • 收稿日期:2013-09-04 修回日期:2014-01-28 出版日期:2014-08-15 发布日期:2014-08-15
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21276045).

Synthesis of boron, nitrogen co-doped porous carbon from asphaltene for high-performance supercapacitors

Zhou Ying (周颖), Wang Dao-Long (王道龙), Wang Chun-Lei (王春雷), Jin Xin-Xin (金新新), Qiu Jie-Shan (邱介山)   

  1. Carbon Research Laboratory, Liaoning Key Laboratory for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
  • Received:2013-09-04 Revised:2014-01-28 Online:2014-08-15 Published:2014-08-15
  • Contact: Zhou Ying E-mail:zhouying.dlut@dlut.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21276045).

摘要: Oxidized asphaltene (OA), a thermosetting material with plenty of functional groups, is synthesized from asphaltene (A) using HNO3/H2SO4 as the oxidizing agent. Boron, nitrogen co-doped porous carbon (BNC-OA) is prepared by carbonization of the mixture of boric acid and OA at 1173 K in an argon atmosphere. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) characterization reveals that the BNC-OA has a nitrogen content of 3.26 at.% and a boron content of 1.31 at.%, while its oxidation-free counterpart (BNC-SA) has a nitrogen content of 1.61 at.% and a boron content of 3.02 at.%. The specific surface area and total pore volume of BNC-OA are 1103 m2·g-1 and 0.921 cm3·g-1, respectively. At a current density of 0.1 A·g-1, the specific capacitance of BNC-OA is 335 F·g-1 and the capacitance retention can still reach 83% at 1 A·g-1. The analysis shows that the superior electrochemical performance of the BNC-OA is attributed to the pseudocapacitance behavior of surface heteroatom functional groups and an abundant pore-structure. Boron, nitrogen co-doped porous carbon is a promising electrode material for supercapacitors.

关键词: boron-nitrogen co-doped porous carbon, asphaltene, preparation, supercapacitors

Abstract: Oxidized asphaltene (OA), a thermosetting material with plenty of functional groups, is synthesized from asphaltene (A) using HNO3/H2SO4 as the oxidizing agent. Boron, nitrogen co-doped porous carbon (BNC-OA) is prepared by carbonization of the mixture of boric acid and OA at 1173 K in an argon atmosphere. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) characterization reveals that the BNC-OA has a nitrogen content of 3.26 at.% and a boron content of 1.31 at.%, while its oxidation-free counterpart (BNC-SA) has a nitrogen content of 1.61 at.% and a boron content of 3.02 at.%. The specific surface area and total pore volume of BNC-OA are 1103 m2·g-1 and 0.921 cm3·g-1, respectively. At a current density of 0.1 A·g-1, the specific capacitance of BNC-OA is 335 F·g-1 and the capacitance retention can still reach 83% at 1 A·g-1. The analysis shows that the superior electrochemical performance of the BNC-OA is attributed to the pseudocapacitance behavior of surface heteroatom functional groups and an abundant pore-structure. Boron, nitrogen co-doped porous carbon is a promising electrode material for supercapacitors.

Key words: boron-nitrogen co-doped porous carbon, asphaltene, preparation, supercapacitors

中图分类号:  (Powders, porous materials)

  • 61.43.Gt
81.05.U- (Carbon/carbon-based materials) 82.47.Uv (Electrochemical capacitors; supercapacitors)