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Chitosan-derived hybrid porous carbon with the novel tangerine pith-like surface as supercapacitor electrode

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A novel hybrid porous carbon has been synthesized by a facile method blending chitosan with gelatin in acetic acid solution. Gelatin changes the morphology of the chitosan-derived carbon materials and produces abundant micro- and mesopores with the help of KHCO3. More importantly, gelatin brings heteroatoms and pseudo-capacitance into hybrids to improve the capacitive performance as the nitrogen source. A unique tangerine pith-like morphology comes into being on the chitosan-derived hybrid porous carbon, and there are lots of interconnected micropores forming with high specific surface area of 927.17 m2 g−1. This particular morphology, high nitrogen content and specific surface area ensure the as-obtained carbon electrode wonderful capacitive performance with specific capacitance of 331 F g−1 in 6 mol L−1 KOH electrolyte at 1 A g−1, high retention of 73% and excellent capacity stability of 90% after 10000 cycles at 10 A g−1. Additionally, the chitosan-derived hybrid porous carbon shows remarkable energy density of 34 W h kg−1 with the power density of 900 W kg−1, superior to majority of the commercial devices. The simple and efficient strategy and the excellent electrochemical performance are of great significance to the large-scale application of biomass-based supercapacitors.

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This study was supported by the International Cooperation Foundation of Qilu University of Technology (QLUTGJHZ2018023) and International Intelligent Foundation of Qilu University of Technology (QLUTGJYZ2018024).

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    Mengying Yuan, Yunqiang Zhang, Ben Niu, Feng Jiang, Xuena Yang & Mei Li

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    Yunqiang Zhang, Xuena Yang & Mei Li

  3. Key Laboratory of Amorphous and Polycrystalline Materials, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, People’s Republic of China

    Yunqiang Zhang, Xuena Yang & Mei Li

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Yuan, M., Zhang, Y., Niu, B. et al. Chitosan-derived hybrid porous carbon with the novel tangerine pith-like surface as supercapacitor electrode. J Mater Sci 54, 14456–14468 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-03911-z

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