title: Energy storage on ultrahigh surface area activated carbon fibers derived from PMIA.
abstract: High-performance carbon materials for energy storage applications have been obtained by using poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide), PMIA, as a precursor through the chemical activation of the carbonized aramid fiber by using KOH. The yield of the process of activation was remarkably high (25-40 wt%), resulting in activated carbon fibers (ACFs) with ultrahigh surface areas, over 3000 m(2) g(-1) , and pore volumes exceeding 1.50 cm(3) g(-1) , keeping intact the fibrous morphology. The porous structure and the surface chemical properties could easily be controlled through the conditions of activation. The PMIA-derived ACFs were tested in two types of energy storage applications. At -196 °C and 1 bar, H2 uptake values of approximately 3 t% were obtained, which, in combination with the textural properties, rendered it a good candidate for H2 adsorption at high pressure and temperature. The performance of the ACFs as electrodes for electrochemical supercapacitors was also investigated. Specific capacitance values between 297 and 531 g(-1) at 50 mA g(-1) were obtained in aqueous electrolyte (1 H2 SO4 ), showing different behaviors depending on the surface chemical properties.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry of Materials, Instituto Nacional del Carbón, INCAR-CSIC, Apartado 73, 33080, Oviedo, Spain. alberto@incar.csic.es
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castro-Muñiz
authors.forename: Fabián
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Suárez-García
authors.forename: Amelia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez-Alonso
authors.forename: Juan M D
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tascón
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kyotani
mesh_terms: D000577:Amides / Q000737:chemistry*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D004563:Electrochemistry; D004736:Energy-Generating Resources; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D010795:Phthalic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D010795:Phthalic Acids; C500111:poly(m-phenyleneisophthalamide); D011189:Potassium Chloride; D002244:Carbon; D006859:Hydrogen
keywords: activation; adsorption; carbon; energy storage; microporous materials