A 3D ordered hierarchically porous non-carbon electrode for highly effective and efficient capacitive deionization

Yuchen Wu, Gaopeng Jiang, Guihua Liu, Gregory Lui, Zachary Paul Cano, Qian Li, Zhen Zhang, Aiping Yu, Zisheng Zhang, Zhongwei Chen

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Abstract

In this work, three-dimensional ordered mesoporous titanium nitride (3DOM-TiN) has been synthesized via a templating method as a novel high-performance non-carbon capacitive deionization (CDI) electrode material. The dual ion electrosorption mechanisms, fast ion diffusion and rapid charge transfer enabled by the multiple advantageous features of the 3DOM-TiN electrode facilitate an outstanding CDI salt adsorption capacity (SAC) as high as 23.6 mg g-1 and a record-breaking maximum salt adsorption rate (SAR) of 3.2 mg g-1 min-1 in 500 mg L-1 NaCl solution at an applied voltage of 1.2 V. Such excellent CDI performance in addition to excellent cycling stability not only ranks the 3DOM-TiN electrode as one of the most promising electrodes for future CDI applications but also confirms the great potential of nanoengineered non-carbon electrodes for next-generation CDI cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15633-15639
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry A
Volume7
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes

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