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3D Exfoliated Carbon Paper toward Highly Loaded Aqueous Energy Storage Applications
Author(s) -
Song Yu,
Duan Sicong,
Yang Duo,
Dong Ran,
Guo Di,
Sun Xiaoqi,
Liu Xiao-Xia
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
energy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2194-4296
pISSN - 2194-4288
DOI - 10.1002/ente.201900892
Subject(s) - gravimetric analysis , materials science , electrochemistry , battery (electricity) , electrode , cathode , graphene , carbon fibers , graphite , energy storage , capacitive sensing , composite number , chemical engineering , supercapacitor , porosity , nanotechnology , composite material , electrical engineering , chemistry , power (physics) , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Commercial electrodes need high mass loadings to realize superior energy and power densities. However, good electrochemical properties are usually achieved in the electrodes with ultrathin active materials (e.g., <1 mg cm −2 ). Good performance and high mass loading are often mutually exclusive characteristics. Herein, a unique 3D exfoliated carbon paper (EC) is demonstrated using a facile electrochemical method to support high mass loading MnO 2 materials. The 3D‐interconnected graphene/graphite network, highly porous structure, as well as the strong interaction between the active materials and the substrate, allow efficient charge transport in the composite electrode, addressing the traditional limitations in high mass loading electrodes. The deposited MnO 2 (mass loading: 9.5–10 mg cm −2 ) achieves a remarkable capacitive performance with high areal and gravimetric capacitances of 5.1 F cm −2 and 537 F g −1 , respectively. A Zn–MnO 2 battery is also assembled using MnO 2 /EC as the cathode. An excellent specific capacity of 368 mAh g −1 is also delivered. This MnO 2 /EC outperforms most of the reported MnO 2 ‐based electrodes with similar loadings for capacitive and Zn‐ion battery applications, highlighting the great application potential of the 3D carbon paper support in electrochemical energy storage.