Glycine-derived nitrogen-doped ordered mesoporous carbons with a bimodal mesopore size distribution for supercapacitors and oxygen reduction
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摘要: 掺氮多孔炭材料在电化学能量储存和转化方面具有良好的应用前景。可控的氮原子掺杂与孔结构设计对提高其性能起着重要作用。本工作利用无溶剂纳米铸造法,以甘氨酸(Gly)为单一前驱体、以SBA-15为硬模板,制备了掺氮有序介孔炭材料(N-OMCs)。甘氨酸在SBA-15孔道内的限域热解对提高碳产率、氮掺杂量以及构筑双介孔结构非常重要。N-OMCs具有高比表面积(923~1374 m2·g−1)、大孔隙体积(1.32~2.21 cm3·g−1)、双介孔分布(4.8和6.2~20 nm)和高氮含量(3.66%~12.23%)。通过改变Gly/SBA-15的质量比和温度,可以调节材料的结构有序性、粒径、孔隙率和氮掺量。N-OMCs作为电极材料在超级电容器中具有较高性能。最佳样品在0.5 A·g−1时具有298 F·g−1的比电容、高倍率性能(在30 A·g−1时保留70%)与良好的循环稳定性。同时,N-OMCs在电催化氧还原反应(ORR)中也表现出良好性能。最佳样品的起始电位和半波电位分别为0.92和0.83 V,极限电流密度为5.06 mA·cm−2。本工作还讨论了N-OMCs的理化性质与其性能的关系。Abstract: Nitrogen-doped carbon materials are promising for electrochemical energy storage and conversion. Dopant control and pore engineering play important roles in improving their performance. We have synthesized nitrogen-doped ordered mesoporous carbons (N-OMCs) with a bimodal mesopore size distribution using a solvent-free nanocasting method. The simplest amino acid (glycine, Gly) was used as the only carbon precursor and ordered mesoporous silica SBA-15 as the hard template. The confined pyrolysis of Gly in SBA-15 leads to efficient carbonization, nitrogen doping and an interesting structure. The N-OMCs have high surface areas (923–1374 m2·g−1), large pore volumes (1.32–2.21 cm3·g−1), a bimodal distribution of mesopore sizes (4.8 and 6.2–20 nm) and high nitrogen contents (3.66%–12.23%). The effects of the Gly/SBA-15 mass ratio (1–3) and carbonization temperature (700–1000 °C) on the physicochemical properties of the N-OMCs were studied. When used as electrode materials the N-OMCs have a high performance in supercapacitors. A typical sample has a large specific capacitance of 298 F·g−1, a good rate capability (70% retention at 30 A·g−1) and high stability. The different capacitances and rate capabilities of the N-OMCs are discussed by correlating them with their physicochemical properties. A balance of surface area, degree of graphitization, nitrogen doping, and an open mesoporous structure is essential to achieve the best performance. The N-OMCs also have a good performance in the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction. A typical sample has a high onset of 0.92 V, a high half-wave potential of 0.83 V and a large limiting current density of 5.06 mA·cm−2.
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Key words:
- Mesoporous carbon /
- Nanocasting /
- Nitrogen doping /
- Glycine /
- Supercapacitor /
- Oxygen reduction
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Figure 1. Schematic illustration of the synthesis process of the N-OMCs: (a) the molecular structure of Gly and structure model of SBA-15, (b) Gly in the mesopores loaded by melting infiltration and the molecular models of Gly cohesive forces and silica-Gly adhesive forces, (c) polymerized Gly binding with the silica surface, (d) carbon nanowires with pore voids inside the silica mesopores after carbonization and (e) structure model of the final N-OMCs after the silica removal.
Table 1. Summary of textural properties of the template SBA-15 and the N-OMCs obtained with different Gly/SBA-15 mass ratios and temperatures.
Samples SBET (m2·g−1) Smicro (m2·g−1) Vtotal (cm3·g−1) Vmicro (cm3·g−1) Pore size (nm) SBA-15 535 54 1.09 0.018 9.4 N-OMC-Gly-1-800 1374 18 2.00 0.004 4.3, 6.2-20 N-OMC-Gly-1.5-800 1306 86 2.21 0.034 4.7, 6.2-20 N-OMC-Gly-2-800 1203 104 2.03 0.043 4.8, 6.2-20 N-OMC-Gly-2.5-800 1030 132 1.60 0.056 4.8, 6.2-20 N-OMC-Gly-3-800 923 182 1.32 0.078 4.8, 6.2-20 N-OMC-Gly-2.5-700 954 149 1.42 0.065 4.8, 6.2-20 N-OMC-Gly-2.5-900 1166 106 1.88 0.045 5.5, 6.2-20 N-OMC-Gly-2.5-1000 1060 123 1.76 0.053 5.0, 6.2-20 Table 2. Summary of the chemical compositions from elemental analysis and the supercapacitor performances of the N-OMCs obtained with different Gly/SBA-15 mass ratios and temperatures.
Samples C (%) N (%) N/C ratio Capacitance (F·g−1 at 0.5 A·g−1) Rate capability at 30 A·g−1 N-OMC-Gly-1-800 79.66 5.83 0.063 227 73% N-OMC-Gly-1.5-800 80.98 6.84 0.072 249 71% N-OMC-Gly-2-800 77.26 8.32 0.092 248 65% N-OMC-Gly-2.5-800 81.24 9.08 0.096 298 70% N-OMC-Gly-3-800 79.26 9.20 0.100 95 70% N-OMC-Gly-2.5-700 71.92 12.23 0.150 209 47% N-OMC-Gly-2.5-900 83.88 4.68 0.048 184 73% N-OMC-Gly-2.5-1000 80.88 3.66 0.039 185 75% -
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