N-Doped Nanoporous Carbons for High Power Supercapacitors
CESEP-2013, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Sep. 23-26
Yurii Maletin, Volodymyr Strelko
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Table of Contents
1. Institute for Sorption & Problems of Endoecology (ISPE), National Academy of Science of Ukraine
2. YUNASKO LLC
3. Supercapacitors: energy storage due to nanoporous carbons
4. Supercapacitors: technology challenges
5. ISPE-YUNASKO joint efforts to improve SC performance
6. SC prototypes – most recent test results
7. Conclusions and acknowledgements
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Institute for Sorption & Problems of Endoecology
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• Founded by Prof. V.V. Strelko in 1991.
• Main directions: sorption, ion exchange, catalysis, and energy storage with the use of carbons and metal oxides.
• Nanoporous carbons to be used in advanced sorption technologies for the extraction, separation, concentration, and purification in industry, medicine, environment protection and in energy storage.
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YUNASKO LLC is registered in the UK since 2010 and has two subsidiaries: YUNASKO-Ukraine and YUNASKO-Latvia.
The core R&D team has 24 years of experience in supercapacitor technology.
Previous R&D cooperation projects included:
- Idaho National Lab (1996-1997) - Skeleton Technologies AG (1996-2002) - Ener1 Group (2004-2005) - APowerCap Technologies (2006-2009)
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For batteries: ~ 102 W.h/kg
d + +
+ + _
_
_ _ C =
Q U = A⋅ ε
d
E = 1 2 CU2
Energy Power output
For capacitors: ~ 104 W/kg
For batteries: ~ 102 W/kg
For capacitors: ~ 10-2 W.h/kg
For SUPERCAPACITORS:
E ~ 100 ÷ 101 W.h/kg P ~ 104 W/kg
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Why the SC technology is of interest?
First patents: H.E. Becker, US Patent 2 800 616 (General Electric Co.) 1957 R.A. Rightmire, US Patent 3 288 641 (SOHIO) 1966
bulk electrolyte
- - - -
+ +
+ +
_ _
_ _
+ + + +
equivalent circuit:
Re
For activated carbons: ~ ~ A 1200 m2/g
CDEL ~ ~ 12 µF/cm2
~ ~ d 1 nm ~ ~ C = CDEL x A 150 F/g
C 10 F/cc ~ ~ For a SC device:
d C =
A⋅ ε
When a potential is applied to the electrodes, a DEL forms at the electrode/electrolyte interface. It is this layer that stores electrostatic energy and functions as the double layer capacitor.
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Why SUPER capacitor?
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Pore size distribution in some carbon materials (DFT analysis of N2 sorption/desorption isotherms)
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1 and 2 look more promising than 3
TEM image of carbon powder
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Slit-shaped pores or just shear cracks of graphene layers
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• AM1 semi-empirical quantum-chemical method was used to evaluate the energy parameters (EHOMO, ELUMO, electron work function, and energy gap) of various carbons.
• In calculations, C96 carbon clusters containing 37 condensed rings were used. To model N- and O- containing carbons, some of C-atoms were substituted by N- and O- atoms. As another option, heteroatoms were bonded with edge C-atoms.
V.V. Strelko. J. Energy Chem., 2013, 22, 174-182 (and refs therein).
Quantum-chemical study of carbons
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Effect of N-heteroatom location on HOMO level and ΔE
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Ehomo,eV
∆E, eV -7.20
4.88
-7.47
4.91
-6.02
3.95
-5.93
3.81
C96 cluster Pyridine-N Centre-N Valley-N
Ehomo, eV
∆E, eV
-5.91
3.48
-6.18
3.66
-5.64 3.10
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c96o4 c94o4 C96O11
c96 c92o4 c96o4
EHOMO,eV -7.20 ∆E, eV 4.88
-5.66 2.03
-6.40 2.29
EHOMO,eV -7.17 -6.32 -6.41 ∆E, eV 4.70 2.72 3.81
Effect of O-heteroatom location on HOMO level and ΔE
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Effect of N,O-heteroatom location on HOMO level and ΔE
Maximum EHOMO value can be achieved in C92N3O cluster. This results in the highest electron donor ability.
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Comparison of energy storage technologies
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Batteries SC Flywheels
Specific energy stored, W.h/kg 30… 150 3… 6 4… 9 Specific power @ 95% eff., kW/kg 0.1… 1 1… 10 2… 4
Supercapacitors are NOT energy devices, they ARE power devices! Key SC applications are related with covering the peaks of power, load leveling the batteries, kinetic energy recovery, etc.
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Another approach to compare SC and batteries (taken from Dr. John R. Miller presentation)
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Low internal resistance, Rin - key advantage of SC devices in various applications
Heat generation = ʃI2Rint
Efficiency = RLoad/(RLoad + Rin)
Power output ~ 1/ Rin
Also MASS and COST reduction!
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Quick response (low RC-constant)
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ρAl-C ≤ 0.01 (in Yunasko technology)
ρC ~ 0.05
Thus: ρEl ~ 0.75
“pore resistance” ~ 0.6
SC resistivity (in Ω.cm2)
total ~ 0.8
Though: ρEl-in-bulk ~ 0.15 (electrode+separator thickness)
Yunasko approach to reduce Rin
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Electrolyte mobility in nanopores – MD study
O.N.Kalugin, et al. Nanoletters, 8 (2008) 2126-2130: confinement results in slow diffusion of AN molecules in carbon nanotubes (by a factor of ca. 4)
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Correlation of in-pore diffusion coefficients with SC resistance
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1,1
1,2
1,3
1,4
1,5
1,6
1,7
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
EDLC
resi
stiv
ity, R
, Ohm
.cm
2
Diffusion coefficient, D, 10-10 m2/s
Diffusion coefficients of BF4- anions in NP carbons
(pulsed field-gradient 19F NMR measurements, see: Y. Cohen, L. Avram, L. Frish; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2005, 44, p.520 )
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0,5
0,7
0,9
1,1
1,3
1,5
1,7
1 1,2 1,4 1,6 1,8 2 2,2
EDLC
resi
stiv
ity, R
, Ohm
.cm
2
Diffusion coefficient, D, 10-10 m2/s
Diffusion coefficients of EtMe3N+cations in NP carbons (pulsed field-gradient 1H NMR measurements, see: Y. Cohen, L. Avram, L. Frish; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2005, 44, p.520 )
Correlation of in-pore diffusion coefficients with SC resistance
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Diffusion coefficients of Fc+ cations in NP carbons (Porous-C Rotating Disc Electrode measurements, see: (a) A.J.Bard, L.R.Faulkner; Electrochemical Methods. Fundamentals and Applications (2nd ed.); Wiley, 2001, p.335 ); (b) Bonnecaze, R.T., Mano, N., Nam, B., Heller, A. On the behavior of the porous rotating disk electrode. J Electrochem. Soc. 2007,154, F44-7.
NOTE: in bulk solution Deff = 10.1×10-10 m2/s
Correlation of in-pore diffusion coefficients with SC resistance
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CV curves: A - 3-electrode cell B - SC prototype
A
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10203040506070
40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
DC=2.7V AC= 5mV Freq --> 0.1Hz to 10 kHz
1- poor 2- typical 3- optimized
SC design:
Impedance spectroscopy (Nyquist plots)
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2
3
2 3
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Two SC devices: which one has higher capacitance?
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YUNASKO single SC cells and combined modules (Li-ion battery and SC stack in parallel)
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Module: 14 V Max.current: 1200 A Mass: 2.8 kg
Single cells: 480 F 1200 F 1500 F
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15 ÷ 45 V, 4 ÷ 6 kg (spot welding: current up to 7 kA; stud welding: stud ∅ 12mm)
SC modules for portable welding machines (tested in the Paton Institute of Electric Welding, Kiev)
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Recent Yunasko SC modules
48 V, 165 F:
Max surge voltage: 52 V DC pulse resistance: <4 mΩ Mass: 12 kg
equipped with a proprietary voltage balancing system and temperature sensor
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Recent Yunasko SC modules
16 V, 200 F:
Max surge voltage: 18 V DC pulse resistance: 0.6 mΩ Mass: 2.5 kg
equipped with a proprietary voltage balancing system and temperature sensor
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Yunasko competitive advantage: low heat generation
Continuous cycling the 16V module over 8 hours
basic city duty cycle
ΔT: cells in the centre
cells at the edge
Time, s
V
A, charge
A, discharge
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Test results
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a) Also tested in ITS, UC Davis, CA; b) Also tested in JME, Cleveland, OH; c) Also tested in Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; d) Equipped with a proprietary voltage balancing system (patent pending).
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Conclusions
1. YUNASKO SC devices provide the lowest internal resistance and highest power density.
2. Electrolyte mobility in nanopores is the major contributor to SC internal resistance.
3. A way to further improve the SC performance lies in reducing the interaction of electrolyte with the carbon matrix. This can probably be achieved due to N-doping the carbon surface.
1. We are open to cooperation with the carbon community.
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Ukraine Ultracap is number one (cited from: BEST Battery Briefing – 29 July 2013)
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“During the recent ECCAP Symposium at AABC-2013 in Strasbourg (June 24-26) a recognised specialist in the field of supercapacitor research – Dr. John Miller from JME Inc. revealed testing results for the six key ultracapacitor producers, including a market leader – Maxwell Technologies. The results showed substantial advantage of YUNASKO technology over the closest analogues.” (http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=84cc935cd75c22a368d1cd12e&id=31a3699821&e=193f657ac6)
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Many thanks to CESEP2013 organizers: for their kind invitation to take part in this conference Special thanks to YUNASKO-ISPE R&D team: Dr. N. Stryzhakova, Dr. S. Zelinsky, Dr. N. Davydenko, V. Trykhlib, V. Goba, O. Gozhenko, S. Tychina, D. Drobny, and A. Maletin
To our partners: Financial support from FP7 Project # 286210 (Energy Caps) is very much
acknowledged Financial support from Project # 6.22.5.26 of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials
Program (Ukraine) is very much acknowledged
Special thanks to Dekarta Capital Fund for their financial support of YUNASKO supercapacitor project
Acknowledgements
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