Interaction of electrolyte molecules with carbon materials of well-defined porosity: Characterization by solid-state NMR spectroscopy

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Abstract

Electrochemical double-layer capacitors (EDLCs or supercapacitors) are of special potential interest with respect to energy storage. Nearly all EDLCs make use of porous carbons as electrode materials. Further tuning of their performance in EDLC applications requires a better understanding of their properties. In particular, the understanding of the interactions between carbon-based materials and electrolyte solutions is of fundamental interest with respect to future applications. Since the capacitance of carbon-based electrode materials is known to depend on the pore size, we have studied different porous carbon materials of well-defined, variable pore size loaded with 1 M TEABF 4 in acetonitrile or with pure acetonitrile using solid-state magic angle spinning (MAS) 1H, 11B, and 13C NMR spectroscopy.

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15177-15184
Number of pages8
JournalPhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Volume15
Issue number36
Publication statusPublished - 28 Sept 2013
Peer-reviewedYes

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PubMed 23925570