Three-dimensional N-doped super-hydrophilic carbon electrodes with porosity tailored by Cu<sub>2</sub>O template-assisted electrochemical oxidation to improve the performance of electrical double-layer capacitors
Xiaowei Lv, Shan Ji, Vladimir Linkov, Xuyun Wang, Hui Wang, Rongfang Wang
Abstract
Cu<sub>2</sub>O was used as a porosity adjustment template and assisted electrochemical oxidation to prepare three-dimensional N-doped superhydrophilic carbon electrodes, showing excellent performance in electric double layer capacitors.
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Materials scienceElectrochemistryCapacitorSuperhydrophilicityElectrodePorosityDopingLayer (electronics)Carbon fibersChemical engineeringNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsComposite materialVoltageChemistryElectrical engineeringContact anglePhysical chemistryEngineeringComposite numberSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationAdvanced battery technologies researchElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion