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Effect of different activating agents on carbon derived from Tinospora cordifolia for EDLC application

  • Komal ORCID logo , Kuldeep Mishra , Yogesh Kumar and Vivek Kumar Shukla ORCID logo EMAIL logo
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 115 Issue 10

Abstract

The effect of two activating agents namely phosphoric acid (H3PO4) and iron (III) chloride (FeCl3) is investigated, in activation of carbon obtained from Tinospora cordifolia. The structural and morphological properties of the synthesized activated carbons were investigated using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis. A notable yield of ∼60 % of the activated carbons was obtained using a simple and cost-effective approach of chemical activation followed by the thermal activation method. The electrochemical properties of the activated carbons were studied for electric double-layer capacitor application. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, galvanostatic charge–discharge and cyclic voltammetry studies revealed superior charge transfer properties of the carbon activated with H3PO4. The capacitor comprising carbon activated with H3PO4 electrodes shows higher specific capacity of 58 F g−1 at 1 A g−1 than that of carbon activated with FeCl3 (37.5 F g−1). The optimized capacitor delivers superior power density and energy density of 2 kW kg−1 and 28.33 W h kg−1, respectively.

Keywords: Phosphoric acid; Iron chloride; Tinospora cordifolia ; Activating agents; Capacitance
Corresponding author: Vivek Kumar Shukla, Department of Applied Physics, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar, UP 201312, India, E-mail:

Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully thank the use of the experimental facilities at MNIT Jaipur’s Material Research Centre (MRC) and CRF IIT Delhi, India.

  1. Research ethics: Not applicable.

  2. Author contributions: The authors Komal and Vivek Kumar Shukla conceptualized and developed the experiments. Komal, Yogesh Kumar, and Kuldeep Mishra carried out the experiments and data analysis. Komal and Vivek Kumar Shukla carried out discussions and prepared the manuscript. All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.

  3. Use of Large Language Models, AI and Machine Learning Tools: None declared.

  4. Conflict of interest: The authors claim that they have no known financial or personal conflicts of interest that might have impacted the findings of this study.

  5. Research funding: None declared.

  6. Data availability: The data collected to support the article’s findings are presented in the article.

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Received: 2023-07-20
Accepted: 2024-03-07
Published Online: 2024-10-01
Published in Print: 2024-10-28

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Keywords for this article
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