title: Self-Templated Synthesis of Mesoporous Carbon from Carbon Tetrachloride Precursor for Supercapacitor Electrodes.
abstract: A high-surface-area mesoporous carbon material has been synthesized using a self-templating approach via reduction of carbon tetrachloride by sodium potassium alloy. The advantage is the reduction-generated salt templates can be easily removed with just water. The produced mesoporous carbon has a high surface area and a narrow pore size distribution. When used as a supercapacitor electrode, this material exhibits a high specific capacitance (259 F g(-1)) and excellent cycling performance (>92% capacitance retention for 6000 cycles).
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States.
authors.forename: Duihai
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States.
authors.forename: Shi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States.
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States.
authors.forename: Mikhail L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gordin
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States.
authors.forename: Shuru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States.
authors.forename: Jiangxuan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States.
authors.forename: Donghai
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: carbon tetrachloride; mesoporous carbon; self-templating; sodium potassium alloy; supercapacitor