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

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/23/8/086101

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.

Keywords: boron-nitrogen co-doped porous carbon asphaltene preparation supercapacitors

Received: 04 September 2013
Revised: 28 January 2014
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PACS:	61.43.Gt	(Powders, porous materials)
	81.05.U-	(Carbon/carbon-based materials)
	82.47.Uv	(Electrochemical capacitors; supercapacitors)
	81.02.-n

Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21276045).

Corresponding Authors: Zhou Ying
E-mail: zhouying.dlut@dlut.edu.cn

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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) Synthesis of boron, nitrogen co-doped porous carbon from asphaltene for high-performance supercapacitors 2014 Chin. Phys. B 23 086101

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