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Fabrication of nitrogen doped carbon encapsulated ZnO particle and its application in a lithium ion conversion supercapacitor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2017

Deyu Qu ,
Jianfeng Wen ,
Dong Zheng ,
Joshua Harris ,
Dan Liu ,
Lu Wang ,
Zhizhong Xie ,
Haolin Tang ,
Liang Xiao  and
Deyang Qu
Deyu Qu
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
Jianfeng Wen
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
Dong Zheng
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211
Joshua Harris
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211
Dan Liu
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
Lu Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
Zhizhong Xie
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
Haolin Tang*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
Liang Xiao
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
Deyang Qu*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211
*
a) Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: thln@whut.edu.cn
b) e-mail: qud@uwm.edu
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Abstract

A new lithium ion hybrid supercapacitor is reported, in which the negative electrode was made from ZnO nano-crystals coated with a nitrogen doped carbon, and a positive electrode composed of activated carbon. The ZnO nano-crystals were highly dispersed in a nitrogen doped carbon matrix through a bio-inspired route. Dopamine, used as the nitrogen and carbon source, self-polymerized and deposited onto the surface of ZnO nano-crystal. After pyrolysis, a nitrogen doped amorphous carbon coated ZnO nano-crystal materials were obtained. The characteristics of the synthesized carbon coated ZnO nano-crystal electrode as well as the electrochemical performance of the hybrid device were investigated. The ZnO nano-crystal structure was preserved in the course of the carbon coating. The lithium ion supercapacitor demonstrated a high capacity and good cycling stability. Such good performance can be attributed to improved conductivity, the prevention of ZnO nano particles from pulverization and the high degree of crystallinity of the ZnO material.

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lithium ion supercapacitorZnO nano-crystalmussel-inspirednitrogen doped carbonconversion reaction mechanismhigh operational potential window
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , 27 January 2017 , pp. 334 - 342
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