Abstract
Structural regulation of carbon electrode materials is an effective route to reinforce the performance of supercapacitors. Due to its high carbon content and easy gelation, perylene diimide derivative (PDI-d) is a good precursor for preparation of microstructure-controlled carbons. Here, PDI-d is synthesized and its gels are prepared under the action of glucono delta lactone (GDL). The PDI-d gels are subjected to freezing in liquid nitrogen or refrigerator, freeze-drying, carbonization for harvest of derived carbons with different structures and element doping. The derived carbons through liquid nitrogen freezing present fiber-woven three-dimensional connected porous structures, while those subjected to freezing in refrigerators are lamellar structures. N and Sn can be doped in the carbons using triethylamine (TEA) and K2SnO3·3H2O as solvents for PDI-d dissolution, respectively. The carbons with connected pores show higher specific surface area (454 m2 g−1), and better electrochemical performance than the carbons with lamellar structures. The optimum specific capacitance (200.1 F g−1) can be acquired in 3D porous carbons. The incorporation of N and Sn can further optimize the electrochemical performance. Specially, the Sn-doped porous structure derived carbon achieves a large energy density (27.79 Wh kg−1) and keeps good cycle stability (94.7 % after 10,000 cycles).
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