Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC

Eric W Reed

Marcus A Worsley

Theodore F Baumann

Patrick G Campbell

Juergen Biener

Matthew Merrill

Elizabeth Montalvo

Disclosed here is a composition comprising a nitrogen-doped carbon aerogel, wherein the nitrogen-doped carbon aerogel comprises a polymerization product of formaldehyde and at least one nitrogen-containing resorcinol analog. Also disclosed is a supercapacitor comprising the nitrogen-doped carbon aerogel.

Nitrogen-doped carbon aerogels for electrical energy storage

Disclosed here is a method for making a nitrogen-doped carbon aerogel, comprising: preparing a reaction mixture comprising formaldehyde, at least one nitrogen-containing resorcinol analog, at least one catalyst, and at least one solvent; curing the reaction mixture to produce a wet gel; drying the wet gel to produce a dry gel; and thermally annealing the dry gel to produce the nitrogen-doped carbon aerogel. Also disclosed is a nitrogen-doped carbon aerogel obtained according to the method and a supercapacitor comprising the nitrogen-doped carbon aerogel.

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