Research progress on graphitic carbon nitride based materials for supercapacitor

doi:10.16085/j.issn.1000-6613.2022-1277

Chemical Industry and Engineering Progress ›› 2023, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (5): 2566-2576.DOI: 10.16085/j.issn.1000-6613.2022-1277

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Research progress on graphitic carbon nitride based materials for supercapacitor

CHEN Fei¹^,²(), LIU Chengbao¹^,²^,³(), CHEN Feng¹^,²^,³, QIAN Junchao¹^,²^,³, QIU Yongbin⁴, MENG Xianrong⁵, CHEN Zhigang¹^,²^,³

^1.Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environment Functional Materials, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, Jiangsu, China
^2.School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, Jiangsu, China
^3.Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material for Water Treatment, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, Jiangsu, China
^4.Jiangsu Province Ceramics Research Institute Co. , Ltd. , Yixing 214221, Jiangsu, China
^5.Suzhou Institute of Environmental Science, Suzhou 215007, Jiangsu, China

Received:2022-07-07 Revised:2022-08-29 Online:2023-06-02 Published:2023-05-10
Contact: LIU Chengbao

g-C₃N₄基超级电容器用电极材料的研究进展

陈飞¹^,²(), 刘成宝¹^,²^,³(), 陈丰¹^,²^,³, 钱君超¹^,²^,³, 邱永斌⁴, 孟宪荣⁵, 陈志刚¹^,²^,³

^1.苏州科技大学江苏省环境功能材料重点实验室, 江苏苏州 215009
^2.苏州科技大学材料科学与工程学院，江苏苏州 215009
^3.苏州科技大学江苏水处理技术与材料协同创新中心, 江苏苏州 215009
^4.江苏省陶瓷研究所有限公司，江苏宜兴 214221
^5.苏州市环境科学研究所, 江苏苏州 215007

通讯作者: 刘成宝
作者简介:陈飞（1997—），男，硕士研究生，研究方向为g-C3N4基超级电容器电极材料的设计合成及其储能机理。E-mail：18020270742@ 163.com。
基金资助:
江苏省自然科学基金(BK20180103);苏州市科技发展计划(SS202036)

Abstract

Abstract:

Supercapacitors have attracted great attention in the field of energy storage due to their advantages of high-power density, fast storage efficiency, fast discharge speed and long cycle life, etc. Electrode materials are the key factor of supercapacitor to improve their performance. As an excellent electrode material for supercapacitors, g-C₃N₄ with high nitrogen content, abundant active sites and good stability is favored by researchers. In this paper, the structural characteristics and energy storage mechanism of g-C₃N₄based electrode materials for supercapacitor were reviewed, and the performance improvement strategies of the composites were elaborated. Finally, the application research progress of g-C₃N₄ based supercapacitor electrode materials was summarized. It was indicated that g-C₃N₄ based materials had excellent application prospects for supercapacitor use.

Key words: electrode materials, graphitic carbon nitride, supercapacitor, composite material, energy storage

摘要：

超级电容器由于具有功率密度大、储放电速度快、循环寿命长等优点受到储能领域的极大关注，电极材料是其性能优劣的关键所在。而具有较高含氮量、活性位点多且形貌与稳定性良好的g-C₃N₄作为一种优秀的超级电容器电极材料受到研究者的青睐。本文综述了g-C₃N₄基超级电容器的结构特征以及储能机理，重点阐述了g-C₃N₄基复合材料的性能提升策略，最后梳理了g-C₃N₄基超级电容器电极材料的性能提升研究进展，明确了g-C₃N₄基复合材料具有优秀的超级电容器电极材料应用前景。

关键词: 电极材料, g-C₃N₄, 超级电容器, 复合材料, 储能

CLC Number:

CHEN Fei, LIU Chengbao, CHEN Feng, QIAN Junchao, QIU Yongbin, MENG Xianrong, CHEN Zhigang. Research progress on graphitic carbon nitride based materials for supercapacitor[J]. Chemical Industry and Engineering Progress, 2023, 42(5): 2566-2576.

陈飞, 刘成宝, 陈丰, 钱君超, 邱永斌, 孟宪荣, 陈志刚. g-C₃N₄基超级电容器用电极材料的研究进展[J]. 化工进展, 2023, 42(5): 2566-2576.

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