Functional Groups and Pore Size Distribution Do Matter to Hierarchically Porous Carbons as High-Rate-Performance Supercapacitors

A series of nitrogen and oxygen enriched porous carbons are prepared from poly-N-phenylethanolamine (PNPEA) and polyaniline (PANI) conducting polymers through pyrolysis, chemical activation, and oxidation processes. Ar or N2-adsorption, Fourier transform infrared, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy are used to characterize the surface areas, pore volumes, surface chemical compositions, and oxygen and nitrogen content. Mikhail and Brunauer micropore analytical method (MP method) is successfully used to analyze the micropore size distribution of the samples. The electrochemical behavior of the samples is studied in two- and three-electrode cells. The contribution of pseudocapacitance is confirmed by cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic tests performed in acidic (H2SO4) and basic (KOH) media. The potential drop and the equivalent series resistance value certify that the samples with wide micropore size distribution possess low interface resistances. A sample with a Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area...

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