Boron-Decorated Pillared Graphene as the Basic Element for Supercapacitors: An Ab Initio Study
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Abstract
In this work, using the first-principle density functional theory (DFT) method, we study the properties of a new material based on pillared graphene and the icosahedral clusters of boron B12 as a supercapacitor electrode material. The new composite material demonstrates a high specific quantum capacitance, specific charge density, and a negative value of heat of formation, which indicates its efficiency. It is shown that the density of electronic states increases during the addition of clusters, which predictably leads to an increase in the electrode conductivity. We predict that the use of a composite based on pillared graphene and boron will increase the efficiency of existing supercapacitors.
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OpenAlex topics: Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication · Graphene research and applications · Advancements in Battery Materials
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Department of Physics, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Street 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
Laboratory of Biomedical Nanotechnology, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Trubetskaya Street 8-2, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Funding
Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation · Russian Foundation for Basic Research
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