A Freestanding Chitin-Derived Hierarchical Nanocomposite for Developing Electrodes in Future Supercapacitor Industry
Crustacean cuticles are receiving extensive attention for its potential in developing environmentally friendly and high energy density electrodes for supercapacitor applications. In the current work, the demineralized tergite cuticle of mantis shrimp was employed as a precursor for the fabrication p...
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author | Zheng Dong Chen Chen Kaihua Wen Xiaoyi Zhao Xihong Guo Zhongzheng Zhou Guangcai Chang Yi Zhang Yuhui Dong |
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description | Crustacean cuticles are receiving extensive attention for its potential in developing environmentally friendly and high energy density electrodes for supercapacitor applications. In the current work, the demineralized tergite cuticle of mantis shrimp was employed as a precursor for the fabrication porous biochar. The structural benefits of the cuticle, including the hierarchical nanofiber networks, and the interpenetrating pore systems were maximumly retained, providing a high carbon content and specific surface area scaffold. Graphene oxide sheets were deposited across the biochar through the pore canal systems to further increase the conductivity of the biochar, forming a novel freestanding carbon composite. Throughout the modification process, the material products were examined by a range of methods, which showed desired structural, chemical and functional properties. Our work demonstrates that high performance carbon materials can be manufactured using a simple and green process to realize the great potential in energy storage applications. |
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spelling | doaj.art-489bf80be08243f9a72ee3dc5fefce422023-11-23T12:11:16ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602022-01-0114119510.3390/polym14010195A Freestanding Chitin-Derived Hierarchical Nanocomposite for Developing Electrodes in Future Supercapacitor IndustryZheng Dong0Chen Chen1Kaihua Wen2Xiaoyi Zhao3Xihong Guo4Zhongzheng Zhou5Guangcai Chang6Yi Zhang7Yuhui Dong8Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaState Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, ChinaState Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaBeijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaBeijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaBeijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaBeijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaBeijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaBeijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaCrustacean cuticles are receiving extensive attention for its potential in developing environmentally friendly and high energy density electrodes for supercapacitor applications. In the current work, the demineralized tergite cuticle of mantis shrimp was employed as a precursor for the fabrication porous biochar. The structural benefits of the cuticle, including the hierarchical nanofiber networks, and the interpenetrating pore systems were maximumly retained, providing a high carbon content and specific surface area scaffold. Graphene oxide sheets were deposited across the biochar through the pore canal systems to further increase the conductivity of the biochar, forming a novel freestanding carbon composite. Throughout the modification process, the material products were examined by a range of methods, which showed desired structural, chemical and functional properties. Our work demonstrates that high performance carbon materials can be manufactured using a simple and green process to realize the great potential in energy storage applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/1/195crustacean cuticleplywood structurebiocharconductivitygraphene oxidechitin |
spellingShingle | Zheng Dong Chen Chen Kaihua Wen Xiaoyi Zhao Xihong Guo Zhongzheng Zhou Guangcai Chang Yi Zhang Yuhui Dong A Freestanding Chitin-Derived Hierarchical Nanocomposite for Developing Electrodes in Future Supercapacitor Industry Polymers crustacean cuticle plywood structure biochar conductivity graphene oxide chitin |
title | A Freestanding Chitin-Derived Hierarchical Nanocomposite for Developing Electrodes in Future Supercapacitor Industry |
title_full | A Freestanding Chitin-Derived Hierarchical Nanocomposite for Developing Electrodes in Future Supercapacitor Industry |
title_fullStr | A Freestanding Chitin-Derived Hierarchical Nanocomposite for Developing Electrodes in Future Supercapacitor Industry |
title_full_unstemmed | A Freestanding Chitin-Derived Hierarchical Nanocomposite for Developing Electrodes in Future Supercapacitor Industry |
title_short | A Freestanding Chitin-Derived Hierarchical Nanocomposite for Developing Electrodes in Future Supercapacitor Industry |
title_sort | freestanding chitin derived hierarchical nanocomposite for developing electrodes in future supercapacitor industry |
topic | crustacean cuticle plywood structure biochar conductivity graphene oxide chitin |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/1/195 |
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