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Three-dimensional tubular carbon aerogel for supercapacitors

  • Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Biomimetic Materials, Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

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    Qiguo Shang is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the University of Science and Technology of China. His research focuses on the assembly and functionalization of one-dimensional nanomaterials

    Jie Xu received his Ph.D. degree in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2015. His research focuses mainly on the design, synthesis and properties of one-dimensional tellurium nanostructures

    Jianwei Liu received his Ph.D. degree in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2013. He is currently a faculty in the Department of Chemistry, USTC. His research focuses mainly on the synthesis and self-assembly of nanoscale building blocks as well as their derived nanodevices

  • Corresponding author: E-mail: jwliu13@ustc.edu.cn
  • Received Date: 14 April 2022
  • Accepted Date: 10 May 2022
    Abstract

  • Abstract

    A three-dimensional elastic carbon nanotube aerogel is fabricated via a simple solution-based strategy using Te nanowires as templates, which can be recycled. The pipe diameter and wall thickness of the carbon nanotube are strongly dependent on the diameter of the Te nanowires and carbon source. The obtained free-standing carbon nanotube aerogel with a large specific surface area (up to 1865 m2∙g-1) is promising as an electrode material for supercapacitors. After combination with MnO2, the capacitor exhibits a specific capacitance of 360.4 F∙g-1 at a current of 1 A∙g-1 and retention of 97% after 2000 cycles. The high power capabilities and good stability make it a promising candidate as an electrode for supercapacitors.

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    Carbon nanotube gels with large specific surface areas are promising for use as electrode materials for supercapacitors.

    Abstract

    A three-dimensional elastic carbon nanotube aerogel is fabricated via a simple solution-based strategy using Te nanowires as templates, which can be recycled. The pipe diameter and wall thickness of the carbon nanotube are strongly dependent on the diameter of the Te nanowires and carbon source. The obtained free-standing carbon nanotube aerogel with a large specific surface area (up to 1865 m2∙g-1) is promising as an electrode material for supercapacitors. After combination with MnO2, the capacitor exhibits a specific capacitance of 360.4 F∙g-1 at a current of 1 A∙g-1 and retention of 97% after 2000 cycles. The high power capabilities and good stability make it a promising candidate as an electrode for supercapacitors.

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    • Elastic carbon nanotube aerogels were fabricated via a simple hydrothermal-carbonization process using the Te NWs as the sacrificial template.
    • The inner diameter of the carbon tube can be controlled by controlling the diameter of the tellurium nanowires.
    • The unique properties of the hollow structure provide carbon nanotubes with better capacitive performance and cycling stability.

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    Figure  1.  (a) Schematic of the typical synthesis of the carbon tube. (b,c) TEM images of the Te@C fiber (Te NWs coated with a uniform carbon shell) at different magnifications. The inset of (c) shows a HRTEM image of the inner Te NW. (d–f) Maps of the Te@C nanocable. (g) Corresponding selected-area electron diffraction pattern of a Te@C nanowire cable.

    Figure  2.  Morphology control of the tubular carbon aerogel. (a–d) TEM images of Te NWs with different diameters of 10, 20, 40, 80 nm, respectively. (e,f) TEM images of the Te@C fibers obtained with Te NWs with different diameters as templates. (i–l) TEM images of the carbon nanotubes with different pipe diameters and wall thicknesses obtained using the Te@C precursor (e,f) by a high-temperature annealing.

    Figure  3.  Electrochemical performances measured in a two-electrode system. Cyclic voltammograms of the carbon nanotube-10, carbon nanotube-20, carbon nanotube-40, and carbon nanotube-80 at scan rates of (a) 50 mV∙s−1 and (b) 100 mV∙s−1. (c) Galvanostatic charge–discharge curves at 1 A∙g−1. (d) Volumetric capacitances at different current densities.

    Figure  4.  (a) SEM image of the carbon nanotube-40. (b) SEM image of the MnO2@carbon nanotube-40. (c) TEM image of the MnO2@carbon nanotube-40. (d) TEM image of the MnO2@carbon nanotube-40 at a high magnification.

    Figure  5.  Electrochemical performances measured in a two-electrode system. Cyclic voltammograms of the MnO2@carbon nanotube-40 at scan rates of 50 and 100 mV∙s −1. (b) Galvanostatic charge–discharge curves of the MnO2@carbon nanotube-40 at different current densities. (c) Volumetric capacitances of the MnO2@ carbon nanotube-40 and carbon nanotube-x (x = 10, 20, 40, 80) at different current densities. (d) Triangular shapes of the first and 2000th cycles.

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