Journal of Shanghai University(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2020, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (1): 153-162.doi: 10.12066/j.issn.1007-2861.2020

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Fabrication and electrochemical properties of nitrogen doped MOF-derived carbon electrodes

Xiang LIU, Ling CAO, Weiwei YAO, Zhen LI(), Minghong WU   

  1. School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • Received:2018-03-29 Online:2020-02-28 Published:2020-03-22
  • Contact: Zhen LI E-mail:lizhen@shu.edu.cn

Abstract:

The N-GQDs@cZIF-8 supercapacitor has been fabricated following a two-step process through combining N-doped graphene quantum dots (N-GQDs) with metal-organic framework-derived carbon material (cZIF-8). The N-GQDs@cZIF-8 electrode has a high specific capacitance of 246.6 F · g-1 at a current density of 0.5 A · g-1 in 1 mol/L H2SO4 electrolyte and has excellent cycle stability with 83.7% capacity retention over 8 000 cycles. At the same time, the N-GQDs@cZIF-8 supercapacitor achieves an excellent energy density of about 8.2 W · h · kg-1 at a power density of 104.5 W · kg-1. The outstanding electrochemical performance of the device owes much to its 3D structure with high specific surface area and high nitrogen doping level (10.13%) with high pseudo capacitive activity, which makes this electrode have potential application in the field of supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries.

Key words: metal organic frameworks (MOF)-derived carbon material, N-doped graphene quantum dots (N-GQDs), supercapacitor

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