An organic trimer molecule with carbon black as an active material for supercapacitor applications
Quinone-based organic molecules show promise as electrode active materials for supercapacitor applications due to their reversible redox activity, high theoretical capacitances, low cost, nontoxicity, and renewability. The use of quinone containing molecules in supercapacitor applications faces chal...
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| author | Arjun Rego Elliot Evans Navid Noor Storm Gourley Alejandra Ibarra Espinoza Amirhossein Foroozan Ebrahimy Drew Higgins |
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| description | Quinone-based organic molecules show promise as electrode active materials for supercapacitor applications due to their reversible redox activity, high theoretical capacitances, low cost, nontoxicity, and renewability. The use of quinone containing molecules in supercapacitor applications faces challenges due to their low electrical conductivity and their high solubility in aqueous electrolytes that results in low cycling stability. This work addresses these limitations by proposing a novel quinone-composed material, N,N′-bis(2-anthra-quinone)]-perylene-3,4,9,10- tetracarboxydiimide (PDI-DAQ), as an organic molecule electrode for supercapacitors. PDI-DAQ was composited with a low-cost carbon substrate, Ketjenblack carbon black (CB), and demonstrated a specific capacitance of up to 318.6 F g−1 at 5 mV s−1 in 1 M H2SO4 electrolyte at an optimized mass ratio of 1:1 (PDI-DAQ to CB). This material had a capacity retention of 61.2 % after 10,000 cycles at 100 mV s−1. Ultimately, PDI-DAQ as a supercapacitor material demonstrates the performance advantages of covalently bonding redox-active quinone molecules and preparing a PDI-DAQ/CB OME through a simple preparation process. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-135c8aac8651471aaf5d72fecf5b42122025-08-20T03:58:36ZengElsevierNext Materials2949-82282025-10-01910098810.1016/j.nxmate.2025.100988An organic trimer molecule with carbon black as an active material for supercapacitor applicationsArjun Rego0Elliot Evans1Navid Noor2Storm Gourley3Alejandra Ibarra Espinoza4Amirhossein Foroozan Ebrahimy5Drew Higgins6Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, CanadaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, CanadaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, CanadaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, CanadaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, CanadaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, CanadaCorresponding author.; Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, CanadaQuinone-based organic molecules show promise as electrode active materials for supercapacitor applications due to their reversible redox activity, high theoretical capacitances, low cost, nontoxicity, and renewability. The use of quinone containing molecules in supercapacitor applications faces challenges due to their low electrical conductivity and their high solubility in aqueous electrolytes that results in low cycling stability. This work addresses these limitations by proposing a novel quinone-composed material, N,N′-bis(2-anthra-quinone)]-perylene-3,4,9,10- tetracarboxydiimide (PDI-DAQ), as an organic molecule electrode for supercapacitors. PDI-DAQ was composited with a low-cost carbon substrate, Ketjenblack carbon black (CB), and demonstrated a specific capacitance of up to 318.6 F g−1 at 5 mV s−1 in 1 M H2SO4 electrolyte at an optimized mass ratio of 1:1 (PDI-DAQ to CB). This material had a capacity retention of 61.2 % after 10,000 cycles at 100 mV s−1. Ultimately, PDI-DAQ as a supercapacitor material demonstrates the performance advantages of covalently bonding redox-active quinone molecules and preparing a PDI-DAQ/CB OME through a simple preparation process.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949822825005064Carbon blackSupercapacitorUltracapacitorOrganic electrode materialInsoluble organic materialQuinone |
| spellingShingle | Arjun Rego Elliot Evans Navid Noor Storm Gourley Alejandra Ibarra Espinoza Amirhossein Foroozan Ebrahimy Drew Higgins An organic trimer molecule with carbon black as an active material for supercapacitor applications Next Materials Carbon black Supercapacitor Ultracapacitor Organic electrode material Insoluble organic material Quinone |
| title | An organic trimer molecule with carbon black as an active material for supercapacitor applications |
| title_full | An organic trimer molecule with carbon black as an active material for supercapacitor applications |
| title_fullStr | An organic trimer molecule with carbon black as an active material for supercapacitor applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | An organic trimer molecule with carbon black as an active material for supercapacitor applications |
| title_short | An organic trimer molecule with carbon black as an active material for supercapacitor applications |
| title_sort | organic trimer molecule with carbon black as an active material for supercapacitor applications |
| topic | Carbon black Supercapacitor Ultracapacitor Organic electrode material Insoluble organic material Quinone |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949822825005064 |
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