Cellulose-Derived Electrodes for Energy Storage
Shiqi Li, Wenyue Li, Zhaoyang Fan
This chapter discusses cellulose-derived electrodes and their applications in supercapacitors and batteries. Earth-abundant cellulose can be extracted as microfibers, nanofibers, and nanocrystals with different properties. When functionalized with electroactive materials, cellulose fibers are attractive paper substrates for developing flexible and disposable energy storage devices used in wearable applications. Furthermore, these are renewable precursors to produce porous carbon and carbon nanofibers with a variety of morphologies and properties, which have found broad applications in conventional supercapacitors, high-frequency supercapacitors, Li-ion batteries, Li-S batteries, and other emerging battery technologies.
Keywords
Cellulose, Porous Carbon, Carbon Nanofiber, Flexible Energy Storage, Lithium-Ion Batteries, Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, Supercapacitors, High-Frequency Supercapacitors
Published online 6/20/2020, 19 pages
Citation: Shiqi Li, Wenyue Li, Zhaoyang Fan, Cellulose-Derived Electrodes for Energy Storage, Materials Research Foundations, Vol. 78, pp 124-142, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644900871-6
Part of the book on Biomass Based Energy Storage Materials
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