JOURNAL ARTICLE

Activation of sucrose-derived carbon spheres for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes

Lu MaoYu ZhangYating HuKevin HoQingqing KeHuajun LiuZhigang HuDan ZhaoJohn Wang

Year: 2015 Journal:   RSC Advances Vol: 5 (12)Pages: 9307-9313   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

Mesoporous carbons were prepared from carbon spheres derived from hydrothermal carbonization of sucrose, followed by KOH activation. Good electrochemical performance was achieved in both aqueous and organic electrolytes.

Keywords:
Supercapacitor Electrode Sucrose SPHERES Carbon fibers Chemical engineering Materials science Chemistry Capacitance Composite material Organic chemistry Composite number Physics Physical chemistry

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