The trend in the scientific community
is the fabrication of porous
activated carbon from the waste material for energy storage applications.
In this regard, this is our first attempt to synthesize N-doped porous
activated carbon derived from poultry waste (PW) for the fabrication
of a flexible supercapacitor. The specific capacitance proliferated
7.2 times after chemical activation with KOH. After activation of
PW material, the energy density of symmetric supercapacitor snowballed
significantly from 16 to 23 Wh/kg. In addition, the durability of
the supercapacitor enhanced from 83 to 99% after activation. The enhancement
in the specific capacitance and energy density was noted after the
activation process due to the high surface area of PW-derived carbon
by activation with KOH. The enhancement in cycle life has been observed
due to the high degree of graphitization. Moreover, an all-solid-state
flexible supercapacitor (ASSFSC) fabricated using N-doped activated
carbon showed an enormous energy density of 21.5 Wh/kg. The results
demonstrate that the supercapacitor fabricated using activated PW-derived
carbon could be commercialized easily.
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