Exceptional capacitive deionization rate and capacity by block copolymer–based porous carbon fibers
Tianyu Liu, Joel M. Serrano, John P. Elliott, Xiaozhou Yang, William Cathcart, Zixuan Wang, Zhen He, Guoliang Liu
Abstract
, which are about 3 and 40 times, respectively, those of typical porous carbons. Our work underlines the promise of block copolymer-based PCF for mutually high-capacity and high-rate CDI.
Topics & Concepts
Capacitive deionizationCopolymerMaterials scienceCapacitive sensingCarbon fibersPorosityChemical engineeringBlock (permutation group theory)Porous mediumComposite materialChemistryComputer sciencePolymerElectrochemistryElectrodeComposite numberPhysical chemistryGeometryOperating systemMathematicsEngineeringMembrane-based Ion Separation TechniquesAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesMembrane Separation Technologies