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ArticleFrontiers in chemistry2025

Trace phenol-formaldehyde resin activation mechanism of intermediate graphitic layer removal in carbon for enhanced Li-ion capacitor performance.

Yingkai Xia, Shuang Wei, Xiao Wei, Yuehui Chen, Jiahang Ding, Haoyuan Zheng, Sen Yang, Shaobin Yang

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  1. Boronium Ionic Liquids for High-Voltage Supercapacitors.ACS applied engineering materials · 2025
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Yingkai XiaSchool of Mining, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning, China.
Shuang WeiSchool of Mining, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning, China.
Xiao WeiCollege of Material Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, China.
Yuehui ChenCollege of Science, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning, China.
Jiahang DingCollege of Material Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, China.
Haoyuan ZhengSchool of Mining, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning, China.
Sen YangCollege of Material Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, China.
Shaobin YangCollege of Material Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, China.

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Abstract

Precise modulation of the pore structure in activated carbon can further enhance the capacitance performance of supercapacitors. As a carbonaceous precursor, phenol-formaldehyde resin (PR) plays a dual role in both carbon deposition and activation for pore regulation; however, the activation mechanism governing its pore-tuning effect remains unclear. In this study, trace PR with a mass ratio of 0.2%-0.8% was mixed with activated carbon for heat treatment. The results revealed that trace amounts of PR exhibit an activation mechanism by selectively removing intermediate graphene layers. Specifically, the removal of one-three graphene layers resulted in the formation of periodic micropores with diameters of 0.50-0.56 nm, 0.81-0.90 nm, and 1.14-1.19 nm. Correlation analysis demonstrated that the pore size most strongly associated with lithium-ion capacitance and diffusion coefficients fell within the range formed by the removal of a single graphene layer. Compared with one-step activation using PR, the multi-step activation process slowed the rate of pore expansion following single-layer removal, facilitating the formation of a greater proportion of 0.54 nm pores-those most closely linked to enhanced capacitance and ion diffusion. Consequently, the prepared coal-derived activated carbon achieved a capacitance of 164 F g

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activated extraction layerheat treatmentli-ion capacitormicroporous and mesoporous materialsporous carbon electrode material

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