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Fe2O3/hemp straw-based porous carbon composite for supercapacitor electrode materials

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The porous activated carbon material was prepared using hemp straw as the biomass carbon source, which was used as the substrate material to synthesize Fe2O3/porous carbon nanocomposites (Fe2O3/HAC) by simple and effective hydrothermal method. The results show that the porous activated carbon based on hemp straw is an ideal substrate for Fe2O3, which can effectively avoid the agglomeration of metal oxides, increase the contact area with electrolyte, and shorten the ion diffusion path, so as to improve the electrochemical performance of the material. In three-electrode system, the electrochemical performance of Fe2O3/HAC is much higher than that of HAC and Fe2O3 alone. At the current density of 1 A g−1, its specific capacitance is 256 F g−1, and it has the best capacity retention. The symmetrical device composed of the material has a good capacitance value and excellent cycle stability.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [21567015, 21407072]; the CAS “Light of West China” Program; the National Key R&D Program of China [2016YFC0202900]; the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province [17JR5RA109]; the Gansu Provincial Institutions of Higher Learning Innovation Ability Promotion Project(2019A-220); the Gansu Province College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program Project; and the Lanzhou University of Technology Hongliu First-class Discipline Construction Program.

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    Xia Jiang, Gaofeng Shi & Guoying Wang

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    Xia Jiang, Jianwen Du & Yu Zhang

  3. Faculty of Engineering Technology, University Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300 Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

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Jiang, X., Shi, G., Wang, G. et al. Fe2O3/hemp straw-based porous carbon composite for supercapacitor electrode materials. Ionics 26, 4039–4051 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-020-03547-z

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