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Thermally chargeable supercapacitor based on nickel-coated nanoporous carbon

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ABSTRACT

Nanoporous carbon is coated by pure nickel via an electroless plating method. The nanoporous carbon provides a high-surface-area substrate, leading to a large capacitance; the nickel surface layer is of a high work function, resulting in a thermally sensitive electrode potential. Such a system is ideal for thermally chargeable supercapacitor (TCS) system, which converts low-grade heat (LGH) to electrical energy. The specific energy per thermal cycle per gram of electrode mass is ~1.8 mJ, with a temperature difference of 50°C.

Funding

The experimental research was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. ECCS-1028010. The data analysis was supported by the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy under Grant No. DE-AR0000396.

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Funding

The experimental research was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. ECCS-1028010. The data analysis was supported by the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy under Grant No. DE-AR0000396.

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