LAPSE:2023.8008
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LAPSE:2023.8008
Facile Preparations of Electrochemically Exfoliated N-Doped Graphene Nanosheets from Spent Zn-Carbon Primary Batteries Recycled for Supercapacitors Using Natural Sea Water Electrolytes
Vediyappan Thirumal, T. V. M. Sreekanth, Kisoo Yoo, Jinho Kim
February 24, 2023
A single production of nitrogen-doped graphene nanosheets was developed in this present work from a spent Zn-C primary battery. The electrochemically exfoliated nitrogen-doped graphene nanosheets (EC-N-GNS) was applied in supercapacitor symmetric devices. As-prepared EC-N-GNS was utilized for a symmetric supercapacitor with natural seawater multivalent ion electrolyte. The recycling of graphite into nitrogen-doped graphene was characterized by X-ray diffraction and RAMAN spectroscopy. The few-layered morphological structures of EC-N-GNS were analyzed by field emission scanning electron microscope and field emission transmission electron microscope. The electrochemical analysis of the cyclic voltammetry curves observed an electrochemical double-layer capacitor (EDLC) behavior with a potential window of −0.8 V to +0.5 V. The electrochemical galvanostatic charge—discharge study was obtained to be maximum specific capacitance (Csp)—67.69 F/g and 43.07 F/g at a current density of 1 A/g. We promising the facile single-step electrochemically exfoliated EC-N-GNS was obtained from a waste zinc-carbon primary battery to recycle the graphite electrodes. The superior electrochemical performance comparatively bulk graphite and EC-N-GNS for potential energy storage supercapacitor applications.
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Batteries, electrochemical, nitrogen-doped, recycling, supercapacitor
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Thirumal V, Sreekanth TVM, Yoo K, Kim J. Facile Preparations of Electrochemically Exfoliated N-Doped Graphene Nanosheets from Spent Zn-Carbon Primary Batteries Recycled for Supercapacitors Using Natural Sea Water Electrolytes. (2023). LAPSE:2023.8008
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Thirumal V: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 214-1, Gyeongsan-si 712749, Republic of Korea [ORCID]
Sreekanth TVM: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 214-1, Gyeongsan-si 712749, Republic of Korea
Yoo K: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 214-1, Gyeongsan-si 712749, Republic of Korea
Kim J: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 214-1, Gyeongsan-si 712749, Republic of Korea [ORCID]
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Energies
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15
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22
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8650
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2022
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2022-11-18
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1996-1073
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