Recent Research Progress of Paper-Based Supercapacitors Based on Cellulose

In recent years,paper-based functional materials have received extensive attention in the field of energy storage due to their advantages of rich and adjustable porous network structure and good flexibility.As an important energy storage device,paper-based supercapacitors have important application prospects in many fields and have also received extensive attention from researchers in recent years.At present,researchers have modified and regulated paper-based materials by different means such as structural design and material composition to enhance their electrochemical storage capacity.The development of paper-based supercapacitors provides an important direction for the development of green and sustainable energy.Therefore,it is of great significance to summarize the relevant work of paper-based supercapacitors for their rapid development and application.In this review,the recent research progress of paper-based supercapacitors based on cellulose was summarized in terms of various cellulose-based composites,preparation skills,and electrochemical performance.Finally,some opinions on the problems in the development of this field and the future development trend were proposed.It is hoped that this review can provide valuable references and ideas for the rapid development of paper-based energy storage devices.

Multi-layer hierarchical cellulose nanofibers/carbon nanotubes/vinasse activated carbon composite materials for supercapacitors and electromagnetic interference shielding

Developing porous self-supporting electrodes with excellent conductivity,good mechanical properties,and high electrochemical activity is crucial for constructing electrode materials with lightweight,ultra-thin,flexible,and high capacitance performance.In this work,we prepared a cellulose nanofibers(CNFs)/carbon nanotubes(CNTs)/vinasse activated carbon(VAC)(CCV)composite material with a multi-layer hierarchical conductive structure through simple vacuum filtration and freeze-drying.In this composite material,the self-assembly of CNF provides the main skeleton structure of a multi-layer hierarchical structure.CNT provides a fast path for the rapid transfer of electrons and is beneficial for the loss of electromagnetic waves.VAC provides sufficient double layer performance.The synergistic effect of the above three endows CCV composite materials with excellent energy storage performance and electromagnetic interference(EMI)shielding performance.In addition,we endowed the CCV composite with a certain shape and performance by introducing a vitrimer polymer with a dynamic cross-linked network structure.In summary,thanks to the synergistic effect of various components in the multi-layer hierarchical structure,CCV composite materials exhibit excellent integration performance,especially stable energy storage performance and EMI shielding performance.These significant properties make CCV composite materials have great application prospects in the fields of energy storage and intelligent EMI shielding.

Recent progress on green electromagnetic shielding materials based on macro wood and micro cellulose components from natural agricultural and forestry resources

Recent research efforts in the field of electromagnetic interference shielding(EMI)materials have focused on biomass as a green and sustainable resource.More specifically,wood and cellulose nano fiber(CNF)have many advantages,some of which include lightweight,porosity,widespread availability,low cost,and easy processing.These favorable properties have led researchers to consider these types of biomass as an EMI shielding material with great potential.At present,while many excellent published works in EMI shielding materials have investigated wood and CNF,this research area is still new,compared with non-biomass EMI shielding materials.More specifically,there is still a lack of in-depth research and summary on the preparation process,pore structure regulation,component optimization,and other factors affecting the EMI shielding of wood and CNF based EMI shielding materials.Thus,this review paper presents a comprehensive summary of recent research on wood and CNF based EMI shielding materials in recent three years in terms of the preparation methods,material structure design,component synergy,and EMI mechanism,and a forward future perspective for existing problems,challenges,and development trend.The ultimate goal is to provide a comprehensive and informative reference for the further development and exploration of biomass EMI shielding materials.

Recent progress in the development of smart supercapacitors

Recently,with the continuous development of human society and the continuous innovation of technologies,the intelligence era has arrived.Various intelligent electronic devices continue to be developed,in which flexible wearable electronic devices are highly favored by people.To meet the requirements of the normal operation of intelligent devices,the key point lies in the development of new smart energy storage devices.Accordingly,smart supercapacitors have been widely focused on and studied by researchers recently with the introduction of intelligent functions,such as electrochromism,self‐healing,and shape memory,into supercapacitors to broaden their application fields and promote their smart development.This can meet not only people's energy needs but also people's diverse personality needs and make our life more convenient,fast,and more intelligent than ever.Therefore,it is very important to summarize related work on smart supercapacitors.Although researchers have performed much research on smart supercapacitors,there is still little literature summary on the related work of different smart supercapacitors.Accordingly,this paper mainly introduces the research progress on electrochromic,self‐healing,shape memory,and self‐charging smart supercapacitors in recent years and discusses the development prospects and challenges of smart supercapacitors.

Synthesis and formation mechanism of HfB_(2) ultrafine powders with low oxygen via flocculating settling assisted process and carbo/borothermal reduction

In this study,ultrafine HfB_(2) powders with low oxygen were synthesized by a flocculating settling process which yielded ceramic precursors and subsequent carbo/borothermal reduction of the precursors.The liquid phase precursor method can achieve uniform mixing of components at the molecular level through multiple complexation reactions,and then realize the carbo/borothermal reduction reaction at a lower temperature to obtain ultrapure HfB2 powders.The as-resulted quasi-spherical HfB2 powders under the optimum conditions(atomic molar ratio M:B:C=1:2.8:10)calcined at 1500°C for 1 h have an average particle size of 205 nm and an oxygen content of 0.097 wt.%.Detailed analysis of the phase evolution of precursors shows that the formation of HfB2 particles is a mass diffusion mode from the external to internal HfO_(2)cores.We reveal that below 1300°C,HfC is not an intermediate product of HfB2 powder during the transition of precursors.Instead,HfC was formed as a by-product at high temperatures in the carbo/borothermal reduction process.The proposed formation mechanism of HfB_(2) is completely different from the traditional two-step transformation method.After the sintering of the ultrafine powders,the HfB_(2) ceramics show a relative density of 96.1%and superior mechanical properties compared to other works.Furthermore,by simply replacing the initial metal source,chlorinated group IV and V transitional metals(Ti,Zr,Ta,Nb)can also convert into high-purity and ultrafine diborides.This work shows that flocculating settling assisted carbo/borothermal reduction has potential in lot size production of various high-purity and ultrafine boride powders.