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Dual‐Strategy to Construct Aqueous‐Based Symmetric Supercapacitors with High Volumetric Energy Density
Author(s) -
Zhang Li,
Wu Dandan,
Ma Quanhu,
Wang Gaowei,
Liu Ziqiang,
Chang Meixia,
Yan Xingbin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemelectrochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182
H-Index - 59
ISSN - 2196-0216
DOI - 10.1002/celc.201902047
Subject(s) - supercapacitor , capacitance , materials science , electrolyte , power density , graphene , carbon fibers , electrochemistry , aqueous solution , energy storage , current density , electrode , chemical engineering , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , composite material , power (physics) , chemistry , composite number , thermodynamics , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Carbon‐based supercapacitors have been widely used in electric vehicles because of their high‐power density, long cycle life and fast charge/discharge rates. However, low volumetric energy density severely limits their application for miniaturized electronic devices. Here, we have demonstrated a carbon‐based symmetric supercapacitor by using a three‐dimensional porous graphene with high density as the electrode material and a 17 M NaClO 4 water‐in‐salt electrolyte with a 2.1 V electrochemical stability window. The device exhibited high specific capacitance (145.3 F cm −3 at 0.5 A g −1 ), excellent rate performance (70.0 % capacitance retention even at 50 A g −1 ), high volumetric energy density (22.3 Wh L −1 at 333.4 W L −1 based on the total mass of active materials) and excellent cycle stability with 99.1 % capacitance retention after 10,000 cycles at 5 A g −1 . The performance of this device was superior to the most current supercapacitors based on carbon materials. This effective dual‐strategy of simultaneously regulating capacitance and potential window can greatly promote the further development of aqueous carbon‐based supercapacitors.