Green Synthesis of Hierarchically Porous Carbon Nanotubes as Advanced Materials for High-Efficient Energy Storage

  • Jian Gan Wang
  • , Hongzhen Liu
  • , Xingyuan Zhang
  • , Xu Li
  • , Xingrui Liu
  • , Feiyu Kang

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Abstract

Hierarchically porous carbon nanomaterials with well-defined architecture can afford a promising platform for effectively addressing energy and environmental concerns. Herein, a totally green and straightforward synthesis strategy for the fabrication of hierarchically porous carbon nanotubes (HPCNTs) by a simple carbonization treatment without any assistance of soft/hard templates and activation procedures is demonstrated. A high specific surface area of 1419 m2 g−1 and hierarchical micro-/meso-/macroporosity can be achieved for the HPCNTs. The unique porous architecture enables the HPCNTs serving as excellent electrode/host materials for high-performance supercapacitors and Li–sulfur batteries. The design strategy may pave a new avenue for the rational synthesis of hierarchically porous carbon nanostructures for high-efficient energy storage applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1703950
JournalSmall
Volume14
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Mar 2018

Keywords

  • green synthesis
  • high performance
  • Li–S batteries
  • porous carbon nanotubes
  • supercapacitors

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