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Cellulose non-woven fabric-derived porous carbon films as binder-free electrodes for supercapacitors

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In this study, porous carbon films with a high specific surface area and excellent electrical conductivity were prepared from cheap cellulose non-woven fabrics (CNWFs) for high-performance supercapacitors. CNWFs were stabilized under the optimized conditions and then carbonized at various temperatures under inert atmosphere, resulting in carbonized CNWFs (C-CNWFs) with a high specific area without any activation process and a low surface resistance. The specific surface area and electrochemical properties of the C-CNWFs were found to be strongly dependent on the carbonization temperature. In particular, the C-CNWFs prepared at 1000 °C showed superior electrochemical performance in a KOH aqueous electrolyte, including a high specific capacitance of ~ 240 F g−1 at a current density of 1 A g−1, and a good capacitance retention of 99.7%. This excellent performance demonstrates the potential for the application of C-CNWFs as an electrode material in high-performance supercapacitors.

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This work was supported by the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) and the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea (No. 20164010201070) and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT, No. 2015M2A2A6A01043822).

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    Byoung-Min Lee, Jin-Ju Eom, Ga Young Baek, Sung-Kwon Hong, Jae-Hak Choi & Je Moon Yun

  2. Research Division for Industry and Environment, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea

    Joon-Pyo Jeun

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Lee, BM., Eom, JJ., Baek, G.Y. et al. Cellulose non-woven fabric-derived porous carbon films as binder-free electrodes for supercapacitors. Cellulose 26, 4529–4540 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-019-02380-6

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