Effects of pore structures on electrochemical behaviors of polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based activated carbon nanofibers

Hye-Min Lee; Hong-Gun Kim; Shin-Jae Kang; Soo-Jin Park; Kay-Hyeok An; Byung-Joo Kim

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.21, 736-740, January, 2015

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2014.04.004 Export Citation

Effects of pore structures on electrochemical behaviors of polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based activated carbon nanofibers

Hye-Min Lee¹, Hong-Gun Kim², Shin-Jae Kang^{1, 3}, Soo-Jin Park⁴, Kay-Hyeok An¹, and Byung-Joo Kim^{1, †}

¹R&D Division, Korea Institute of Carbon Convergence Technology, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do 561-844, Republic of Korea
²Department of Carbon Fusion Engineering, Jeonju University, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do 520-759, Republic of Korea
³Department of Mechanical Design Engineering, Jeonbuk University, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do 561-756, Republic of Korea
⁴Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon, 402-751, Republic of Korea

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In this study, activated carbon nanofibers (ACNFs) were prepared for supercapacitor electrode applications by using nanosize polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers as a precursor, following treatments under various activation conditions. The surface morphologies and structural characteristics of the ACNF were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. The N2 adsorption isotherm characteristics at 77 K were confirmed by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) and Dubinin-Radushkevich (DR) equations. The mesopore size distributions of the samples were obtained by Barrett-Joyner-Halenda (BJH) equation. The ACNFs were applied as an electrode for electrical doublelayer capacitors and analyzed in relation to the activation conditions. SEM analysis confirmed that many pores or excessively-oxidized structures were found on the fiber surfaces after KOH activation. The specific surface areas and specific capacitance of the prepared ACNFs were enhanced with increasing activation time.

Keywords:KOH;Polyacrylonitrile;Activated carbon nanofiber;Supercapacitor

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