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Facile Synthesis of Nitrogen‐Doped Graphene Aerogels for Electrode Materials in Supercapacitors
Author(s) -
Zhang Yong,
Zhu Jiayi,
Ren Hongbo,
Bi Yutie,
Zhang Lin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chinese journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1614-7065
pISSN - 1001-604X
DOI - 10.1002/cjoc.201600854
Subject(s) - graphene , supercapacitor , cyclic voltammetry , dielectric spectroscopy , chemistry , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , scanning electron microscope , raman spectroscopy , capacitance , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , chemical engineering , transmission electron microscopy , specific surface area , nanotechnology , analytical chemistry (journal) , electrode , electrochemistry , materials science , composite material , organic chemistry , physics , engineering , optics , catalysis
Three‐dimensional porous nitrogen‐doped graphene aerogels ( NGAs ) were synthesized by using graphene oxide ( GO ) and chitosan ( CS ) via a self‐assembly process by one‐pot hydrothermal method. The morphology and structure of the as‐prepared materials were characterized by means of scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction, XPS spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, nitrogen adsorption/desorption measurement and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The electrochemical performance of NGAs was studied by cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge/discharge and impedance spectroscopy measurements. The microstructure, surface area and capacitance of NGAs could be facilely controlled by adding different amounts of chitosan. The prepared NGA ‐4 showed a specific capacitance of 148.0 F/g at the discharge current density of 0.5 A/g and also retained 95.3% of the initial capacitance after 5000 cycles at the scan rate of 10 mV /s. It provided a possible way to obtain graphene based materials with high surface area and capacitance.