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High-Density Lignin-Derived Carbon Nanofiber Supercapacitors with Enhanced Volumetric Energy Density.

ABSTRACT: Supercapacitors are increasingly used in short-distance electric transportation due to their long lifetime (≈15 years) and fast charging capability (>10 A g^-1 ). To improve their market penetration, while minimizing onboard weight and maximizing space-efficiency, materials costs must be reduced (<10 $ kg^-1 ) and the volumetric energy-density increased (>8 Wh L^-1 ). Carbon nanofibers display good gravimetric capacitance, yet their marketability is hindered by their low density (0.05-0.1 g cm^-3 ). Here, the authors increase the packing density of low-cost, free-standing carbon nanofiber mats (from 0.1 to 0.6 g cm^-3 ) through uniaxial compression. X-ray computed tomography reveals that densification occurs by reducing the inter-fiber pore size (from 1-5 µm to 0.2-0.5 µm), which are not involved in double-layer capacitance. The improved packing density is directly proportional to the volumetric performances of the device, which reaches a volumetric capacitance of 130 F cm^-3 and energy density of 6 Wh L^-1 at 0.1 A g^-1 using a loading of 3 mg cm^-2 . The results outperform most commercial and lab-scale porous carbons synthesized from bioresources (50-100 F cm^-3 , 1-3 Wh L^-1 using 10 mg cm^-2 ) and contribute to the scalable design of sustainable electrodes with minimal 'dead volume' for efficient supercapacitors.

SUBMITTER: Herou S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8425891 | biostudies-literature |

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