Focused Solar-Induced Construction of Activated Solar Carbon@Carbon Fiber Coaxial Electrode from Waste Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer and Its Supercapacitor Performance

Carbon layer-coated μm-sized carbon fiber has the potential to be developed as an electrode, as it can be directly used as an electrode without any preparation process in the absence of an insulating binder. In our work, a carbon layer-coated carbon fiber (C@CF) coaxial structure is constructed by i...

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Main Authors: Chongjun Zhao, Tenghui Huang, Yingying Rong, Yanyu Guo, Puqi Geng, Chunhua Zhao
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Puqi Geng
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description Carbon layer-coated μm-sized carbon fiber has the potential to be developed as an electrode, as it can be directly used as an electrode without any preparation process in the absence of an insulating binder. In our work, a carbon layer-coated carbon fiber (C@CF) coaxial structure is constructed by in situ conversion of the epoxy resin around the carbon fiber into a carbon layer, in which a sandwich scaffold of cover/CFRP/screen is designed and adopted. The activated SC@CF, i.e., A-SC@CF, can be directly served as the electrode, and has excellent supercapacitor performance: a high specific capacity of 227.1 F g<sup>−1</sup> at 0.5 A g<sup>−1</sup>, with a capacitance retention of 98.9% after 20,000 cycles for the electrode, and an energy density of 16.68 Wh kg<sup>−1</sup> at the power density of 1400 W kg<sup>−1</sup> for its symmetrical supercapacitor (SSC).
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spelling doaj-art-214bf6d2b58e470394b212bd26ffb7f82025-08-20T03:04:43ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492025-07-013015309310.3390/molecules30153093Focused Solar-Induced Construction of Activated Solar Carbon@Carbon Fiber Coaxial Electrode from Waste Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer and Its Supercapacitor PerformanceChongjun Zhao0Tenghui Huang1Yingying Rong2Yanyu Guo3Puqi Geng4Chunhua Zhao5Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, ChinaKey Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, ChinaKey Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, ChinaKey Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, ChinaKey Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, ChinaKey Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, ChinaCarbon layer-coated μm-sized carbon fiber has the potential to be developed as an electrode, as it can be directly used as an electrode without any preparation process in the absence of an insulating binder. In our work, a carbon layer-coated carbon fiber (C@CF) coaxial structure is constructed by in situ conversion of the epoxy resin around the carbon fiber into a carbon layer, in which a sandwich scaffold of cover/CFRP/screen is designed and adopted. The activated SC@CF, i.e., A-SC@CF, can be directly served as the electrode, and has excellent supercapacitor performance: a high specific capacity of 227.1 F g<sup>−1</sup> at 0.5 A g<sup>−1</sup>, with a capacitance retention of 98.9% after 20,000 cycles for the electrode, and an energy density of 16.68 Wh kg<sup>−1</sup> at the power density of 1400 W kg<sup>−1</sup> for its symmetrical supercapacitor (SSC).https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/15/3093focused sunlightphotothermal effectreclaimed carbon fiberC@CF coaxial electrodesupercapacitor
spellingShingle Chongjun Zhao
Tenghui Huang
Yingying Rong
Yanyu Guo
Puqi Geng
Chunhua Zhao
Focused Solar-Induced Construction of Activated Solar Carbon@Carbon Fiber Coaxial Electrode from Waste Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer and Its Supercapacitor Performance
Molecules
focused sunlight
photothermal effect
reclaimed carbon fiber
C@CF coaxial electrode
supercapacitor
title Focused Solar-Induced Construction of Activated Solar Carbon@Carbon Fiber Coaxial Electrode from Waste Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer and Its Supercapacitor Performance
title_full Focused Solar-Induced Construction of Activated Solar Carbon@Carbon Fiber Coaxial Electrode from Waste Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer and Its Supercapacitor Performance
title_fullStr Focused Solar-Induced Construction of Activated Solar Carbon@Carbon Fiber Coaxial Electrode from Waste Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer and Its Supercapacitor Performance
title_full_unstemmed Focused Solar-Induced Construction of Activated Solar Carbon@Carbon Fiber Coaxial Electrode from Waste Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer and Its Supercapacitor Performance
title_short Focused Solar-Induced Construction of Activated Solar Carbon@Carbon Fiber Coaxial Electrode from Waste Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer and Its Supercapacitor Performance
title_sort focused solar induced construction of activated solar carbon carbon fiber coaxial electrode from waste carbon fiber reinforced polymer and its supercapacitor performance
topic focused sunlight
photothermal effect
reclaimed carbon fiber
C@CF coaxial electrode
supercapacitor
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/15/3093
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