Mesoporous carbon spheres (MCS-750,
MCS-800, MCS-850, MCS-900,
and MCS-950) have been synthesized by a facile strategy with low temperature
and rapid chemical vapor deposition technique. The synthesized MCS
possess relatively large surface area (570–670 m
2
g
–1
), good graphitization, remarkable porosity,
and redox functionalities on the surface of the synthesized MCS. Combination
of these structural and surface properties of the synthesized MCS
as an electrode material (MCS-850) showed an excellent charge-storage
capacity with a specific capacitance of 338 F/g at 1 mV/s, 217 F/g
at 0.5 A/g. MCS-850 shows long-term cycling stability with capacitive
retention of more than 96% after 2000 cycles in 6 M KOH electrolyte.
In addition, a fabricated two-electrode symmetric cell obtained 86%
retention after 2000 cycles. The two-electrode symmetric device exhibited
a specific capacitance of 63 F/g at 5 mV/s with an energy density
of 7.1 Wh/kg.