Issue 31, 2017

Nitrogen doping in the carbon matrix for Li-ion hybrid supercapacitors: state of the art, challenges and future prospective

Abstract

Li-ion hybrid supercapacitors (LiHSCs) have emerged as an extremely attractive energy storage system by combining the prime advantages of Li-ion batteries and supercapacitors. As a common electrode material in both lithium ion batteries and supercapacitors, graphene and activated carbons offer a tunable porous structure with high chemical, thermal and physical stability, which in turn results in excellent electronic conductivity and improved capacity as compared with the other electrodes. Elemental nitrogen doping in graphene and activated carbons is believed to further improve their performance. In this review, the state of the art of hybrid supercapacitors is briefly summarized with an emphasis on the use of graphene and activated carbons. Subsequent doping of graphene and activated carbons with nitrogen in LiHSCs is also emphasized.

Graphical abstract: Nitrogen doping in the carbon matrix for Li-ion hybrid supercapacitors: state of the art, challenges and future prospective

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
24 Feb 2017
Accepted
21 Mar 2017
First published
29 Mar 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2017,7, 18926-18936

Nitrogen doping in the carbon matrix for Li-ion hybrid supercapacitors: state of the art, challenges and future prospective

S. W. Bokhari, A. H. Siddique, H. Pan, Y. Li, M. Imtiaz, Z. Chen, S. M. Zhu and D. Zhang, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 18926 DOI: 10.1039/C7RA02296D

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