阅读说明：本技术 电容器及电容器用电极 (Capacitor and electrode for capacitor ) 是由 小林直哉 浅田敏广 京谷隆 西原洋知 野村启太 于 2019-10-18 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供一种电容器,其是通过实现高容量化及高电压化来得到高能量密度化且耐电压性优异的电容器,其至少由正极、负极以及电解质构成。正极包含正极活性物质,并且负极包含负极活性物质。正极活性物质和负极活性物质包含石墨烯多孔碳块。石墨烯多孔碳块是由石墨烯构成的多孔碳块,正极侧的集流体和负极侧的集流体是铝材,铝材被非晶碳覆膜覆盖,非晶碳覆膜的厚度为60nm以上且300nm以下。(The invention provides a capacitor which is high in energy density and excellent in voltage resistance by realizing high capacity and high voltage, and is composed of at least a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte. The positive electrode contains a positive electrode active material, and the negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material. The positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material include graphene porous carbon blocks. The graphene porous carbon block is a porous carbon block formed by graphene, the current collector on the positive electrode side and the current collector on the negative electrode side are aluminum materials, the aluminum materials are covered by an amorphous carbon coating, and the thickness of the amorphous carbon coating is more than 60nm and less than 300 nm.)

1. A capacitor comprising at least a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein the capacitor is characterized in that,

the positive electrode contains a positive electrode active material, and the negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material,

the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material include graphene porous carbon blocks,

the graphene porous carbon block is a porous carbon block formed by graphene,

the current collector on the positive side and the current collector on the negative side are aluminum materials,

the aluminum material is covered by an amorphous carbon coating film,

the thickness of the amorphous carbon coating is 60nm to 300 nm.

2. The capacitor of claim 1, wherein,

the pores of the graphene porous carbon block are mesopores.

3. The capacitor of claim 1 or 2,

the amount of the edge site of the graphene porous carbon block is 0.01 mmol/g-0.15 mmol/g in analysis by a temperature rising desorption method.

4. The capacitor of any one of claims 1 to 3,

the positive-electrode-side current collector has a conductive carbon layer formed between the amorphous carbon coating and the positive-electrode active material.

5. The capacitor of any one of claims 1 to 3,

the negative-side current collector has a conductive carbon layer formed between the amorphous carbon coating and the negative electrode active material.

6. The capacitor of any one of claims 1 to 5,

the number of graphene layers of the graphene porous carbon material constituting the graphene porous carbon block is 1-3.

7. The capacitor of any one of claims 1 to 6,

the weight content of the single-layer graphene contained in the graphene porous carbon block is 20-100 wt%.

8. The capacitor of claim 4 or 5,

the particle diameter of the material of the conductive carbon layer is 1/10 or less, compared with the size of the graphene porous carbon material constituting the graphene porous carbon block.

9. An electrode for a capacitor, characterized in that,

the electrode for a capacitor comprises an electrode active material and a current collector,

the electrode active material comprises a graphene porous carbon block,

the graphene porous carbon block is a porous carbon block formed by graphene,

the current collector is an aluminum material,

the aluminum material is covered by an amorphous carbon coating film,

the thickness of the amorphous carbon coating is 60nm to 300 nm.

10. The electrode for capacitors as claimed in claim 9,

the current collector has a conductive carbon layer formed between the amorphous carbon coating and the electrode active material.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a capacitor and an electrode for the capacitor.

The present application claims priority based on Japanese application No. 2018-197974, which was filed on the date of 19/10/2018, and the contents of the Japanese application are incorporated in the present invention.

Background

Conventionally, as a technique for storing electric energy, an electric double layer capacitor (see, for example, patent document 1) and a secondary battery are known. An Electric double-layer capacitor (EDLC) is excellent in life, safety, and output density compared to a secondary battery. However, the electric double layer capacitor has a problem that the energy density (volumetric energy density) is lower than that of the secondary battery.

Here, the energy (E) stored in the electric double layer capacitor is represented by E ═ 1/2 × C × V2 using the capacitance (C) of the capacitor and the applied voltage (V), and is proportional to the square of the capacitance and the applied voltage. Therefore, in order to improve the energy density of the electric double layer capacitor, a technique of increasing the capacitance and applied voltage of the electric double layer capacitor has been proposed.

As a technique for increasing the capacitance of an electric double layer capacitorA technique for increasing the specific surface area of activated carbon constituting an electrode of an electric double layer capacitor is known. Currently, the known activated carbon has a specific surface area of 1000m²/g～2500m²(ii) in terms of/g. In an electric double layer capacitor using such an activated carbon as an electrode, an organic electrolytic solution obtained by dissolving a quaternary ammonium salt in an organic solvent, an aqueous electrolytic solution such as sulfuric acid, or the like is used as an electrolytic solution.

Since the voltage range in which the organic electrolytic solution can be used is wide, the applied voltage can be increased, and the energy density can be increased.

As a capacitor having a high applied voltage, a lithium ion capacitor is known.

A capacitor using graphite or carbon capable of intercalating or deintercalating lithium ions as a negative electrode and using activated carbon equivalent to an electrode material of an electric double layer capacitor capable of adsorbing or desorbing electrolyte ions as a positive electrode is called a lithium ion capacitor. The lithium ion capacitor has a characteristic that an applied voltage is larger than that of a conventional electric double layer capacitor, that is, a capacitor in which both electrodes are formed of activated carbon.

In addition, as a capacitor having an increased applied voltage, a capacitor has been developed in which an aluminum material covered with an amorphous carbon film is used as a current collector and graphite is used as a positive electrode active material instead of activated carbon (see patent document 2).

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2011-046584

Patent document 2: japanese patent No. 6167243

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

The charging voltage of a conventional electric double layer capacitor using activated carbon is 2.5V to 2.7V. When charging is performed at a voltage of not less than this voltage range, the electrolyte is easily decomposed, and therefore, there is a problem that the charging voltage is limited to not more than 2.7V. On the other hand, in a capacitor using graphite as a negative electrode or a positive electrode, since a reaction of inserting electrolyte ions into and removing electrolyte ions from the graphite interlayer is used, there is a limitation in the kind of the electrolyte solution and the kind of the electrolyte ions. Therefore, there is a limit to increase the applied voltage.

In addition, in the conventional capacitor, since an active material layer is formed on a current collector using a powdery active material to form an electrode, a binder (binder) is an essential material for the electrode structure. However, when the applied voltage is increased, the adhesive is easily decomposed, and the stability is lowered, so that there is a technical problem in increasing the applied voltage.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a capacitor and an electrode for a capacitor, which can achieve a high energy density and an excellent voltage resistance by achieving a high capacity and a high voltage.

Means for solving the problems

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides the following technical solutions.

Item 1. the capacitor according to the first aspect of the present invention is a capacitor comprising at least a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte,

the positive electrode contains a positive electrode active material, and the negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material,

the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material include graphene porous carbon blocks (also called carbon monoliths),

the graphene porous carbon block is a porous carbon block formed by graphene,

the current collector on the positive side and the current collector on the negative side are aluminum materials,

the aluminum material is covered by the amorphous carbon coating film,

the amorphous carbon coating has a thickness of 60nm to 300 nm.

The term 2. in the capacitor of the above-described aspect, the pores of the graphene porous carbon block may be mesopores (also referred to as mesopores).

Item 3. in the capacitor of the above manner, the amount of edge sites of the graphene porous carbon block may be 0.01mmol/g to 0.15mmol/g in the analysis by the temperature rising desorption method.

The capacitor according to item 4 above, wherein the positive-electrode-side current collector may have a conductive carbon layer formed between the amorphous carbon coating and the positive electrode active material.

The capacitor according to the above aspect, wherein the negative electrode-side current collector may have a conductive carbon layer formed between the amorphous carbon coating and the negative electrode active material.

The capacitor according to item 6 above, wherein the number of graphene layers in the graphene porous carbon material constituting the graphene porous carbon block may be 1 to 3.

The capacitor according to item 7 above, wherein the graphene porous carbon material contains single-layer graphene in an amount of 20 to 100 wt%.

In the capacitor according to the above aspect, the particle diameter of the material of the conductive carbon layer may be 1/10 or less, compared to the size of the graphene porous carbon material constituting the graphene porous carbon block.

Item 9. the capacitor electrode according to the second aspect of the present invention comprises an electrode active material and a current collector,

the electrode active material comprises a graphene porous carbon block,

the graphene porous carbon block is a porous carbon block formed by graphene,

the current collector is an aluminum material,

the aluminum material is covered by the amorphous carbon coating film,

the amorphous carbon coating has a thickness of 60nm to 300 nm.

The capacitor electrode according to item 10 above, wherein the current collector has a conductive carbon layer formed between the amorphous carbon coating and the electrode active material.

Effects of the invention

According to the present invention, a capacitor having high energy density, high durability, and excellent withstand voltage can be provided by using a porous carbon block made of graphene (hereinafter, also referred to as "graphene porous carbon block") substantially free of a functional group that is likely to react with an electrolyte solution at high voltage as a positive electrode active material and a negative electrode active material to increase capacity and voltage. In addition, since the electrode composed of the graphene porous carbon block does not contain a conductive material or a binder, a side reaction accompanying these substances does not occur. Therefore, a capacitor which can directly exhibit the original characteristics of the graphene porous block, has a high voltage of 4V or more, a high energy density, high durability, and excellent rapid charge and discharge characteristics can be provided.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a photograph of a graphene porous carbon block (graphene mesoporous sponge (GMS) block) according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 2 is an SEM photograph of a part of the graphene porous carbon block (graphene mesoporous sponge (GMS) block) according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a part of a graphene porous carbon block (graphene mesoporous sponge (GMS) block) according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the capacitor according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the capacitor of the present embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the capacitor of the present embodiment.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings as appropriate. In the drawings used in the following description, in order to facilitate understanding of the features of the present invention, the portions that are to be the features may be enlarged for convenience, and the dimensional ratios of the respective components may be different from those in reality. The materials, dimensions, amounts, numerical values, amounts, proportions and the like exemplified in the following description are examples, and the present invention is not limited to these, and can be appropriately modified and implemented within a range not changing the gist thereof. For example, materials, dimensions, amounts, values, amounts, proportions, and the like may be omitted, added, or changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention. The present embodiment in the present specification may refer to an embodiment of the present invention.

The capacitor of the present invention is composed of at least a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The capacitor of the present invention is characterized in that: the positive electrode comprises a positive electrode active material, the negative electrode comprises a negative electrode active material, the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material comprise graphene porous carbon blocks, and the graphene porous carbon blocks are porous carbon blocks formed by graphene; the positive-side current collector and the negative-side current collector are aluminum materials, and the aluminum materials are covered with an amorphous carbon coating having a thickness of 60nm to 300 nm. The capacitor of the present embodiment preferably includes a graphene porous carbon block (graphene mesoporous sponge (GMS) block) obtained by the method for producing a graphene porous carbon block of the present embodiment described later.

(capacitor electrode comprising graphene porous carbon block)

The capacitor electrode of the present embodiment includes a current collector and an electrode active material formed on the current collector. The electrode active material comprises a graphene porous carbon block, and the graphene porous carbon block is a porous carbon block formed by graphene. The capacitor electrode of the present embodiment is characterized in that the current collector is an aluminum material, the aluminum material is covered with an amorphous carbon coating, and the thickness of the amorphous carbon coating is 60nm or more and 300nm or less. In addition, the electrode means a positive electrode and/or a negative electrode. The electrode for a capacitor of the present embodiment preferably includes a graphene porous carbon block (graphene mesoporous sponge (GMS) block) obtained by the method for producing a graphene porous carbon block of the present embodiment described later.

(electrode active Material)

In order to obtain a capacitor having high withstand voltage, the electrode active material used in the capacitor of the present embodiment includes a graphene porous carbon block of the present embodiment, which is a carbon material capable of adsorbing and desorbing cations as electrolyte ions.

(graphene porous carbon block)

The graphene porous carbon block of the present embodiment is a porous carbon block made of graphene.

The graphene constituting the graphene porous carbon block according to the present embodiment has a structure of a monoatomic layer in which carbon atoms are covalently bonded as basic repeating units with a honeycomb-shaped skeleton. Graphene is sometimes referred to as single layer graphene. In addition, "laminated graphene" formed by laminating two or more layers of graphene may be simply referred to as graphene.

The term "porous carbon block" refers to a piece of porous carbon material having a "co-continuous structure" in which the material skeleton and the voids are respectively three-dimensionally connected. Unlike the powdered graphene porous material (GMS powder), the graphene porous carbon block of the present embodiment is a flake solid (graphene block) having a width of 1mm or more. For example, the graphene oxide is a sheet-like solid (graphene block) having the same size as the electrode described later.

The graphene porous carbon block is a graphene block and is a porous carbon block.

The graphene porous carbon block of the present embodiment is made of a graphene porous carbon material made of graphene forming fine pores (the walls of the fine pores are made of graphene). Adjacent pores may communicate. In addition, the plurality of pores may communicate. The pores are preferably mesoporous. The term "mesoporous" refers to a pore having a pore diameter of 2nm to 50 nm. Preferably 2nm to 10nm, more preferably 3nm to 7 nm. This is because: if the diameter is smaller than the electrolyte ion diameter (1.6nm to 2.0nm), the electrolyte ions are less likely to enter the pores. The average pore diameter can be calculated by the BJH (Barrett-Joyner-Halenda) method, for example.

The specific surface area of the graphene porous carbon material constituting the graphene porous carbon block of the present embodiment is preferably 1000m²/g～2200m²(iv)/g, more preferably 1400m²/g～2200m²(ii)/g, more preferably 1800m²/g～2200m²(ii) in terms of/g. This is because: in order to increase the capacitance (electrostatic capacity) and obtain a capacitor having a large capacitance, the larger the specific surface area, the better. The specific surface area can be calculated by, for example, the BET (Brunauer-Emmett-Teller) method.

The amount of edge sites (described later) of the graphene porous carbon material constituting the graphene porous carbon block according to the present embodiment is preferably 0.01mmol/g to 0.15mmol/g, more preferably 0.01mmol/g to 0.1mmol/g, and still more preferably 0.01mmol/g to 0.05 mmol/g. This is because if the number of edge sites is small, that is, if the number of functional groups is small, the decomposition reaction of the electrolyte can be suppressed. The edge site means a site at the end of graphene terminated with a hydrogen or oxygen functional group. The amount of edge sites can be calculated, for example, by the Temperature Programmed Desorption (TPD) (1500 ℃ or higher).

The number of graphene layers in the graphene porous carbon material constituting the graphene porous carbon block according to the present embodiment is preferably 1 to 3, more preferably 1 to 2, and further preferably 1, that is, single-layer graphene. The content by weight of the single-layer graphene contained in the graphene porous carbon material is preferably 60% to 100% by weight, and more preferably 80% to 100% by weight.

The number of graphene layers can be calculated, for example, by the method described later.

In addition, the graphene porous carbon material constituting the graphene porous carbon block used in the capacitor according to the present embodiment is particularly preferably a GMS constituting a Graphene Mesoporous Sponge (GMS) block (also referred to as a "GMS block" or a "GMS sheet") obtained by the method for producing a graphene porous carbon block according to the present embodiment described below.

On the surface of the carbon material, there are base (base) sites (six-membered ring carbon network surface) and edge (end) sites (zigzag ends, armchair ends) of the carbon six-membered ring. The graphene porous carbon material constituting the graphene porous carbon block of the present embodiment includes graphene, so that the number of base sites is greater than that of edge sites.

General graphene is easily laminated, and when laminated, the large specific surface area of graphene decreases. This problem is solved by using the graphene porous carbon block, that is, the Graphene Mesoporous Sponge (GMS) block according to the present embodiment.

The Graphene Mesoporous Sponge (GMS) is a carbon material whose fine pore wall is a main body of single-layer graphene, and is a material having a large specific surface area. A schematic diagram of a portion of a Graphene Mesoporous Sponge (GMS) block G is shown in fig. 3. It is spherical with a cavity, and the surface thereof is composed of graphene. In the GMS block G having a bubble structure in fig. 3, a part of pores is given a reference numeral S. The pores S have: pores located inside the spherical shell, and pores located outside the spherical shell.

The specific surface area of the graphene mesoporous sponge is about 2000m which is equivalent to that of activated carbon²(ii)/g, and functional groups present in the activated carbon are hardly present on the surface thereof. Therefore, when applied to a capacitor electrode, the electrolyte solution is less likely to react even if the withstand voltage is increased, and thus a high voltage can be achieved.

For example, when the amount of edge sites is calculated by a temperature-rising desorption method (1800 ℃), the amount of edge sites of GMS is reduced by one digit or more, although it is 6.3mmol/g in the case of activated carbon MSP-20 manufactured by Kansai thermochemical corporation, which is known as a representative alkali-activated carbon, and 3.3mmol/g in the case of activated carbon YP-50F manufactured by Coli, which is known as a representative steam-activated carbon. In addition, it is known that 0.07mmol/g is the case of Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite (HOPG) having a small functional group, and GMS has an edge site amount of the same degree as that of HOPG. From the above, GMS is considered to be a carbon material having a very small amount of functional groups.

In addition, the number of graphene layers for GMS was calculated by the following method. After laminating a carbon layer on 7nm alumina particles, the weight of the carbon was calculated by Thermogravimetric analysis (TG), and the weight of the carbon layer per unit area was calculated from the surface area of the 7nm alumina particles. The result was 8.60X 10^-4g/m². It is also known that the graphene is 7.61 × 10 in the case of a single layer^-4g/m². It was found that (the weight of the carbon layer per unit area of the GMS)/(the weight of the carbon layer per unit area of the single-layer graphene) was 1.1, and the GMS of the present embodiment was basically composed of single-layer graphene.

Defined from the above facts as: GMS is a porous carbon layer material (graphene porous carbon material) whose pore walls are composed of a single layer of graphene. The GMS block refers to, for example, a solid in the form of a flake composed of GMS, and is distinguished from the powdery GMS.

In general, when functional groups present at the edge sites of activated carbon are removed by hydrogen heat treatment or the like, wettability of the activated carbon with a binder solution, particularly a water-soluble binder solution (water solvent), is lowered, and it is difficult to produce an electrode. However, the GMS block is produced in a sheet form, for example, without using a binder or a conductive material, and therefore, is one of its features in that an electrode can be produced by laminating a current collector and an electrode active material that is a positive electrode or a negative electrode. Further, the GMS has pores inside, so that the electrolyte is easily contained and the retention of the electrolyte is high. Therefore, deterioration due to electrolyte depletion can be suppressed in the high-temperature durability test and the long-term cycle life test, and the durability and the life characteristics can be improved.

Further, since the electrolyte solution is abundant, the movement of electrolyte ions during charge and discharge is fast, and the input/output characteristics can be improved.

In addition, when a GMS block is used as an electrode active material for a capacitor, although the withstand voltage of the active material itself is high, if ordinary aluminum or Etched aluminum (Etched aluminum) used in conventional EDLCs and the like is used as a current collector, there is a problem that corrosion of the current collector is caused, and it is difficult to increase the voltage as a practical battery. In the present embodiment, the aluminum material covered with the amorphous carbon coating described later in detail, and the aluminum material covered with the amorphous carbon coating and having the conductive carbon layer formed between the amorphous carbon coating and the positive electrode active material and/or between the amorphous carbon coating and the negative electrode active material are used as the current collector, whereby the corrosion of the current collector during high-voltage charging at high temperatures is suppressed. More specifically, the aluminum material coated with an amorphous carbon film is an aluminum material, such as a DLC (diamond like carbon) -coated aluminum foil, coated with a conductive carbon layer. In addition, the DLC-coated aluminum foil is an aluminum foil coated with DLC. This can realize a capacitor having high durability even at high voltage while maintaining high capacity.

In addition, when general aluminum or etched aluminum is used as a current collector, aluminum oxide, which is a passivation film as a natural oxide film, exists on the surface of the current collector. GMS has very few functional groups at the edge site and is composed of single-layer graphene, and therefore has very high conductivity as compared with other carbon materials such as activated carbon. However, when general aluminum or etched aluminum is used, there is a problem that the interface resistance with GMS is increased by the aluminum oxide present on the surface thereof, and high conductivity, which is characteristic of GMS, cannot be utilized. In contrast, the DLC-coated aluminum foil according to an embodiment of the present invention is coated with DLC after removing aluminum oxide on the aluminum surface by argon sputtering or the like before coating DLC, and DLC itself is conductive, so that the interface (contact) resistance with GMS can be reduced. Further, when the conductive carbon layer is coated on the DLC-coated aluminum foil, the conductivity of the conductive carbon layer becomes higher, and therefore, the interface (contact) resistance of the GMS can be further reduced. By using these current collectors, in addition to the effect of improving corrosion resistance at high temperatures, the effect of reducing electric resistance is also obtained, and the effect of improving high-speed charge and discharge characteristics, in other words, input and output characteristics is obtained. In particular, since the graphene porous carbon block of the present embodiment, which is used as the carbon of the current collector surface and the electrode active material, is a carbon material, the carbon material is well compatible with each other at each interface, and contributes to reduction in electric resistance and improvement in adhesion (adhesiveness).

From these viewpoints, when an amorphous carbon coating film is coated, it is preferable that a natural oxide film on the surface of aluminum does not exist.

(method for producing porous carbon block of graphene)

The method for manufacturing the graphene porous carbon block of the present embodiment includes: a step for producing a nanoparticle sheet composed of a metal oxide; forming a graphene layer on the surface of the sheet; removing nanoparticles composed of a metal oxide; and heating the graphene layer covering the pores. For example, graphene is formed in a single layer to three layers, preferably in a single layer to two layers, and more preferably in a single layer so as to cover alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 2nm to 20nm, preferably 3nm to 10 nm.

Specifically, for example, (1) a sheet of alumina nanoparticles is prepared in which alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 2nm to 15nm are formed into a sheet shape. (2) Keeping the mixture at 700-1200 ℃ for 1-5 hours while flowing methane gas, preferably at 800-1000 ℃ for 1-5 hours, and then cooling the mixture to room temperature. (3) Next, the aluminum oxide was removed by immersing the sheet of aluminum oxide particles covered with graphene in hydrofluoric acid. (4) Thereafter, the temperature was raised to 1800 ℃, the mixture was held for 2 hours, and the mixture was cooled to room temperature and taken out, thereby obtaining a Graphene Mesoporous Sponge (GMS) block, which is a graphene porous carbon block according to the present embodiment.

(Current collector)

As the current collector used in the electrode for a capacitor of the present embodiment (hereinafter, also referred to as "current collector of the present embodiment") an aluminum material having improved corrosion resistance, for example, an aluminum material covered with an amorphous carbon coating film may be used. The aluminum material having improved corrosion resistance is not limited to an aluminum material coated with an amorphous carbon coating. For example, a conductive carbon layer may be formed between the amorphous carbon coating and the positive electrode active material and/or between the amorphous carbon coating and the negative electrode active material.

As the aluminum material as the base material, an aluminum material used in general current collector applications can be used.

The shape of the aluminum material may be in the form of foil, sheet, film, net, or the like. As the current collector, aluminum foil may be suitably used.

As the aluminum material, ordinary aluminum, and etched aluminum described later may be used.

The thickness of the aluminum material is not particularly limited when it is a foil, sheet or film, but when the size of the battery itself is the same, there is an advantage that the thinner the thickness, the more the active material enclosed in the battery case can be enclosed, but the strength is reduced, and therefore, an appropriate thickness is selected. The actual thickness is preferably 10 to 40 μm, more preferably 15 to 30 μm, and still more preferably 15 to 25 μm. When the thickness is less than 10 μm, there is a possibility that fracture or crack of the aluminum material may occur in the process of roughening the surface of the aluminum material or other manufacturing processes.

As the aluminum material covered with the amorphous carbon coating, etched aluminum can be used.

The etching aluminum is aluminum subjected to roughening treatment by etching. As the etching, a method of immersing in an acid solution such as hydrochloric acid (chemical etching), a method of electrolyzing aluminum as an anode in an acid solution such as hydrochloric acid (electrochemical etching), or the like can be used. In electrochemical etching, the shape of etching varies depending on the current waveform at the time of electrolysis, the composition of a solution, the temperature, and the like, and thus can be selected from the viewpoint of the performance of a capacitor.

The aluminum material may be one having a passivation layer on the surface, or may be one having no passivation layer on the surface. When a passivation film, which is a natural oxide film, is formed on the surface of the aluminum material, an amorphous carbon coating layer may be provided on the natural oxide film, or an amorphous carbon coating layer may be provided after the natural oxide film is removed. As a method for removing the natural oxide film, any method may be used, and for example, the natural oxide film may be removed by argon sputtering.

Since the natural oxide film on the aluminum material is a passive film, which is advantageous in that it is not easily corroded by the electrolyte, and on the other hand, the resistance of the current collector increases, it is preferable that no natural oxide film is present in order to reduce the resistance of the current collector.

In this specification, the amorphous carbon coating film is an amorphous carbon film or a hydrogenated carbon film. The amorphous carbon coating film includes, for example, a diamond-like carbon (DLC) film, a carbon hard film, an amorphous carbon (a-C) film, a hydrogenated amorphous carbon (a-C: H) film, and the like. As a method for forming the amorphous carbon film, a known method such as a plasma CVD method, a sputtering deposition method, an ion plating method, or a vacuum arc deposition method using a hydrocarbon-based gas can be used. The amorphous carbon film preferably has conductivity to the extent of functioning as a current collector.

In the exemplary amorphous carbon film-coated material, diamond-like carbon has a diamond bond (sp)³) And a graphite bond (sp)²) The amorphous structure material in which both are mixed has high chemical resistance. However, since the coating film used as a current collector has low conductivity, boron or nitrogen is preferably doped to improve the conductivity.

The amorphous carbon coating has a thickness of 60nm to 300 nm. If the film thickness of the amorphous carbon coating is less than 60nm, the film thickness becomes too thin, the effect of covering the amorphous carbon coating becomes small, and corrosion of the current collector in the constant-current constant-voltage continuous charging test cannot be sufficiently suppressed. When the film thickness of the amorphous carbon film exceeds 300nm, the amorphous carbon film becomes too thick, and the resistance between the amorphous carbon film and the active material layer (i.e., the active material itself) becomes high. The thickness of the amorphous carbon coating is preferably 80nm or more and 300nm or less, and more preferably 120nm or more and 300nm or less. When an amorphous carbon coating film is formed by a plasma CVD method using a hydrocarbon-based gas, the thickness of the amorphous carbon coating film can be controlled by the energy for injecting the aluminum material, specifically, the applied voltage, the applied time, and the applied temperature.

Since the current collector of the capacitor of the present embodiment has the amorphous carbon coating on the surface of the aluminum material, the aluminum material can be prevented from contacting the electrolyte solution, and corrosion of the current collector by the electrolyte solution can be prevented.

In the current collector in which the conductive carbon layer is formed between the amorphous carbon coating and the positive electrode active material and/or between the amorphous carbon coating and the negative electrode active material, the conductive carbon layer is also formed on the amorphous carbon coating layer. The thickness of the conductive carbon layer is preferably 5000nm or less, more preferably 3000nm or less, and further preferably 2000nm or less. This is because if the thickness exceeds 5000nm, the energy density becomes low when the battery or electrode is used. The material of the conductive carbon layer is not limited as long as it is carbon having high conductivity, but it preferably contains graphite as carbon having high conductivity, and more preferably is only graphite.

The particle diameter of the material of the conductive carbon layer is preferably 1/10 or less, and more preferably 1/15 or less, as compared with the size of the graphene porous carbon material constituting the graphene porous carbon block as the active material. This is because, if the particle diameter is in this range, the contact property at the interface where the conductive carbon layer and the active material layer are in contact becomes high, and the interface (contact) resistance can be reduced. Specifically, the particle diameter of the carbon material of the conductive carbon layer is preferably 1 μm or less, and more preferably 0.5 μm or less.

In addition, when the conductive carbon layer is formed, a binder is added together with a solvent to form a coating material, and the coating material is applied to an aluminum foil coated with DLC. As the coating method, coating can be performed by a known method, and for example, screen printing, gravure printing, comma knife coater (registered trademark), spin coater, or the like can be used. Examples of the binder include cellulose, acrylic acid, polyvinyl alcohol, thermoplastic resins, rubbers, and organic resins. As the thermoplastic resin, for example, polyethylene, polypropylene; as the rubber, SBR (styrene-butadiene rubber), EPDM; as the organic resin, a phenol resin, a polyimide resin, or the like can be used.

The conductive carbon layer is preferably a conductive carbon layer having a small inter-particle gap and a low contact resistance. In addition, as a solvent for dissolving the binder for forming the conductive carbon layer, there are two types, an aqueous solution and an organic solvent.

(method for producing electrode for capacitor)

The electrode for a capacitor of the present embodiment is manufactured by pressure-bonding the graphene sheet porous carbon block to the current collector of the present embodiment. As a method for fixing the graphene sheet porous carbon block and the current collector, a small amount of an adhesive may be used, or the graphene sheet porous carbon block and the current collector may be directly fixed without using an adhesive. Preferably, no adhesive is used as a method for fixing the flake graphene porous carbon block and the current collector, and the flake graphene porous carbon block is directly placed on the current collector and is fixed by applying pressure with proper pressure.

For example, in the case where the current collector of the present embodiment is an aluminum material (an aluminum foil coated with DLC as an example) covered with the above-described amorphous carbon coating, the graphene sheet porous carbon block can be fixed thereon by crimping without using an adhesive. The reason for this is considered to be: since the surfaces of the graphene porous carbon blocks and the surface of the amorphous carbon coating such as the DLC film are made of carbon, they exhibit strong adhesion as compared with substances having different properties.

(capacitor)

The capacitor of the present embodiment has a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte.

(Positive and negative electrodes)

The positive electrode and the negative electrode used in the capacitor of the present embodiment are the electrodes for the capacitor of the present embodiment. The electrode for a capacitor used as the positive electrode may be the same as or different from the electrode for a capacitor used as the negative electrode, and is preferably the same.

(electrolyte)

As the electrolyte used in the capacitor of the present embodiment, for example, an organic electrolytic solution using an organic solvent can be used. The organic electrolytic solution is not limited as long as it contains electrolyte ions. For example, it may be a gel. The electrolyte contains electrolyte ions that can be adsorbed and desorbed from the electrodes. The electrolyte ions are preferably electrolyte ions having an ion diameter as small as possible. Specifically, ammonium salts, phosphonium salts, ionic liquids, lithium salts, and the like can be used.

As the ammonium salt, Tetraethylammonium (TEA) salt, Triethylammonium (TEMA) salt, or the like can be used. Further, as the phosphorus salt, a spiro compound having two five-membered rings or the like can be used.

The type of the ionic liquid is not particularly limited, and a material having a viscosity as low as possible and a high conductivity (electric conductivity) is preferable from the viewpoint of facilitating the movement of electrolyte ions. Examples of the cation constituting the ionic liquid include an imidazolium ion and a pyridinium ion. Examples of the imidazolium ion include a 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium (EMIm) ion, a 1-methyl-1-propylpyrrolidinium (1-methyl-1-propylpyrrolidinium) (MPPy) ion, and a 1-methyl-1-propylpiperidinium (1-methyl-1-propylpiperidinium) (MPPi) ion. Further, as the lithium salt, lithium tetrafluoroborate LiBF may be used₄Lithium hexafluorophosphate LiPF₆And the like.

Examples of the pyridinium ion include a 1-ethylpyridinium (1-ethylpyridinium) ion and a 1-butylpyridinium (1-butylpyridinium) ion.

As the anion constituting the ionic liquid, BF may be mentioned₄Ion, PF₆Ion, [ (CF)₃SO₂)₂N]Ions, FSI (bis (fluorosulfonyl) imide: bis (fluorosulfonyl) imide) ions, TFSI (bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide: bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide) ions, and the like.

As the solvent, a single solvent or a mixed solvent composed of a group of acetonitrile, propylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, dimethyl sulfone, ethyl isopropyl sulfone, ethyl carbonate, fluoroethylene carbonate, γ -butyrolactone, sulfolane, N-dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, or the like can be used.

(diaphragm)

As the separator used in the capacitor of the present embodiment, a cellulose-based paper-like separator, a glass fiber separator, a polyethylene or polypropylene microporous film, or the like is suitable for the reasons of preventing a short circuit between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, ensuring electrolyte solution retention, and the like.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing the capacitor 100. Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining the operation principle of the capacitor 100, and is a schematic diagram in charging the capacitor 100. The capacitor 100 is a wound capacitor 100 having a structure in which a positive electrode 10 and a negative electrode 20 are laminated and wound with a separator 30 interposed therebetween in a cylindrical case 40. Fig. 4 shows a state in which a part (a portion surrounded by a broken line) of the wound structure of the positive electrode 10, the negative electrode 20, and the separator 30 is unwound.

The case 40 has an opening in a part thereof, the opening is sealed by a sealing plate 60, and the sealing plate 60 includes a gasket 50 in a peripheral edge portion thereof. A positive electrode lead 10a and a negative electrode lead 20a for connection to external terminals are connected to the positive electrode 10 and the negative electrode 20, respectively.

The positive electrode 10 includes a graphene porous carbon block as a positive electrode active material 13. The negative electrode 20 includes a graphene porous carbon block as a negative electrode active material 23. The current collector 11 on the positive electrode 10 side is an aluminum material, and the aluminum material is covered with an amorphous carbon coating 12. The current collector 21 on the negative electrode 20 side is an aluminum material, and the aluminum material is covered with an amorphous carbon coating 22. The thicknesses of the amorphous carbon coatings 12 and 22 are 60nm to 300nm, respectively. In addition, the current collector 11 and the current collector 21 may be made of aluminum materials not covered with the amorphous carbon coating 12 and the amorphous carbon coating 22, respectively, without being limited to this example.

When a voltage is applied by an external power supply, holes 71 are accumulated in the positive electrode 10, and electrons 72 are accumulated in the negative electrode 20. Positive ions 81 and negative ions 82 in the electrolyte 80 are separated to the left and right, the negative ions 82 are aligned on the positive electrode 10 side, and the positive ions 81 are aligned on the negative electrode 20 side, thereby forming an electric double layer.

The capacitor 100 is an example of the capacitor of the present embodiment, and is not limited to this example. For example, the capacitor of the present embodiment may be a capacitor other than a cylindrical capacitor such as a button-shaped capacitor or a square capacitor.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of capacitor 101, in which positive electrode 10A of capacitor 101 has conductive carbon layer 14 between positive electrode active material 13 and amorphous carbon coating 12, and negative electrode 20A has conductive carbon layer 24 between negative electrode active material 23 and amorphous carbon coating 22. The same reference numerals are given to the same components as those of the capacitor 100, and the description thereof is omitted.

As described above, in the capacitor of the present embodiment, the porous carbon block made of graphene (graphene porous carbon block) is used for the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material, and the aluminum material covered with the amorphous carbon film is used for the positive electrode side current collector and the negative electrode side current collector, whereby the capacity and the voltage can be increased to achieve a high energy density, and the withstand voltage and the high temperature durability can be improved.

In the capacitor of the present embodiment, the porous carbon block made of graphene (graphene porous carbon block) is used for the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material, and the aluminum material covered with the amorphous carbon coating and having the conductive carbon layer formed between the amorphous carbon coating and the positive electrode active material and/or between the amorphous carbon coating and the negative electrode active material is used as the current collector, whereby high capacity and high voltage can be achieved to achieve high energy density, and voltage resistance and high temperature durability can be improved.

In addition, in the capacitor electrode of the present embodiment, porous carbon blocks (graphene porous carbon blocks) made of graphene are used as an electrode active material, and an aluminum material covered with an amorphous carbon coating film is used as a current collector, so that the capacitor using the capacitor electrode of the present embodiment can achieve a high capacity and a high voltage, a high energy density, and an improvement in withstand voltage and high-temperature durability.

In addition, in the capacitor electrode of the present embodiment, porous carbon blocks (graphene porous carbon blocks) made of graphene are used as the electrode active material, and an aluminum material which is covered with the amorphous carbon coating and has a conductive carbon layer formed between the amorphous carbon coating and the electrode active material is used as the current collector, so that the capacitor using the capacitor electrode of the present embodiment can achieve high capacity and high voltage, high energy density, and improved voltage resistance and high temperature durability.

Examples

(example 1)

(Synthesis of graphene porous carbon Block)

(1) 0.5g of alumina particles (trade name: TM300) having an average particle diameter of 7nm, manufactured by Dagming chemical industries, Ltd, was placed in a graphite crucible (pressure surface 90 mm. times.45 mm), and pressurized at 10MPa at room temperature to prepare a flaky alumina block.

(2) The alumina block thus produced was placed in a quartz reaction tube in a horizontal Gold Furnace (a transparent electric Furnace) while being supported on a graphite sample table, and carbon was coated by CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) using methane gas as a carbon source at 900 ℃ for 4 hours at 10 vol%.

(3) The removal of alumina as a mold was performed by treating the alumina block covered with carbon with 9.2 wt% hydrofluoric acid at room temperature for 6 hours. After the hydrofluoric acid treatment, the plate was washed with water, replaced with acetone, and dried at 150 ℃ under vacuum while being sandwiched between petri dishes. A precursor carbon block of the graphene porous carbon block of the embodiment is obtained.

(4) The precursor carbon block was treated with argon gas at 1800 ℃ under reduced pressure for 60 minutes, to prepare a graphene porous carbon block according to the present embodiment. The obtained graphene porous carbon block has the thickness of 203 mu m and the density of 0.16g/cm³。

The obtained graphene porous carbon block is also referred to as Graphene Mesoporous Sponge (GMS) block (GMS block).

The resulting photograph of the GMS block is shown in fig. 1. An SEM photograph of a portion thereof is shown in fig. 2.

(production of Positive electrode and negative electrode comprising porous graphene carbon Block)

(1) Production of Current collector comprising aluminum foil coated with DLC

An aluminum foil coated with DLC (sometimes referred to as "DLC-coated aluminum foil") is a positive electrode-side current collector and a negative electrode-side current collector, and corresponds to an aluminum material covered with an amorphous carbon coating. As a method for producing a DLC-coated aluminum foil, a DLC film was produced by sputtering an aluminum foil (thickness 20 μm) having a purity of 99.99% with argon to remove a natural oxide film on the surface of the aluminum foil, generating a discharge plasma in a mixed gas of methane, acetylene, and nitrogen in the vicinity of the aluminum surface, and applying a negative bias to the aluminum material. Here, when the thickness of the DLC film on the DLC-coated aluminum foil was measured using a stylus type surface shape meter DektakXT manufactured by BRUKER (BRUKER), the result was 150 nm.

(2) Production of capacitor electrodes

The prepared graphene porous carbon block was pressed together with the DLC-coated aluminum foil (thickness 20 μm) prepared in (1) above by a 3-ton heated air hydraulic small precision rolling apparatus TH3000B (roll diameter 250mm, feed rate 1 m/min) manufactured by THANK-METAL corporation, to prepare a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the present example. The thickness of the active material layer of the fabricated electrode was 420 μm, and the density of the active material layer was 0.12g/cm³。

Production of button cell type capacitor

The positive electrode and the negative electrode were punched out into disk-like samples having a diameter of 16mm and a diameter of 14mm, respectively, and the samples were vacuum-dried at 150 ℃ for 24 hours and then transferred to an argon glove box. They were laminated with a paper separator (trade name: TF40-30) manufactured by Nippon high paper industries, Ltd., and 1M TEMA-BF was added₄0.1mL of an electrolytic solution using triethyl methylammonium tetrafluoroborate (triethyl methylammonium tetrafluoroborate) as an electrolyte and Propylene Carbonate (PC) as a solvent was used in an argon glove box to fabricate a 2032 type coin cell as a capacitor of this example.

Comparative example 1

(1) Production of Current collector comprising aluminum foil coated with DLC

A current collector was fabricated by the same method as in example 1.

(2) Preparation of paste for capacitor electrode

Powdery activated carbon YP-50F (manufactured by kohli corporation) as a positive electrode active material and a negative electrode active material, carbon black (conductive material), and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF, binder) were weighed so as to be 87 wt%: 8 wt%: 5 wt%, and then dissolved and mixed with N-methylpyrrolidone (solvent), thereby preparing a capacitor electrode slurry of this comparative example.

(3) Production of capacitor electrodes

The prepared slurry for capacitor electrodes was applied to the DLC-coated aluminum foil (thickness 20 μm) prepared in (1) above using a bench coater, and then dried at 100 ℃ for 1 hour, to prepare a positive electrode and a negative electrode of this comparative example. The thickness of the active material layer of the fabricated electrode was 71 μm, and the density of the active material layer was 0.46g/cm³。

Production of button cell type capacitor

A 2032 type coin cell was produced in the same manner as in example 1.

Comparative example 2

A 2032 coin cell was produced in the same manner as in comparative example 1, except that Graphene Mesoporous Sponge (GMS) powder was used as the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material. The Graphene Mesoporous Sponge (GMS) powder used in comparative example 2 was a graphene porous carbon material obtained by the following synthesis method. That is, in comparative example 2, a current collector was produced in the same manner as in example 1. Further, GMS powder as a positive electrode active material and a negative electrode active material, carbon black (conductive material), and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF, binder) were weighed so as to be 87 wt%: 8 wt%: 5 wt%, and then dissolved and mixed with N-methylpyrrolidone (solvent) to prepare a slurry for a capacitor electrode of the present comparative example. Then, the prepared slurry for capacitor electrodes was applied to the DLC-coated aluminum foil (thickness 20 μm) prepared in (1) above using a bench coater, and then dried at 100 ℃ for 1 hour, to prepare a positive electrode and a negative electrode of this comparative example.

The thickness of the active material layer of the fabricated electrode was 89 μm, and the density of the active material layer was 0.15g/cm³。

(Synthesis of GMS powder)

Alumina particles (trade name: TM300) having an average particle diameter of 7nm, manufactured by Dagming chemical industries, Ltd, were placed in a retort (autoclave) made of quartz, and then placed in a rotary kiln apparatus.

(1) While argon gas was passed through the reactor at a flow rate of 500 ml/min, the reactor was heated to 900 ℃ at a temperature rise rate of 10 ℃ per minute.

(2) Thereafter, the mixture was maintained at 900 ℃ for 2 hours while passing methane gas at a flow rate of 500 ml/min.

(3) Thereafter, the mixture was cooled to room temperature while passing argon gas at a flow rate of 500 ml/min.

(4) The alumina particles thus formed were taken out and immersed in hydrofluoric acid to remove the alumina.

(5) Thereafter, the mixture was heated to 1800 ℃ at a temperature rise rate of 10 ℃/min while flowing argon gas at a flow rate of 500 ml/min, and then held for 2 hours, and then cooled to room temperature and taken out, thereby obtaining GMS powder, which is the graphene porous carbon material of the present comparative example.

(test 1) evaluation of graphene porous carbon block (GMS block), graphene porous carbon material powder (GMS powder), and activated carbon

< evaluation of number of graphene layers >

The number of graphene layers was calculated for the graphene porous carbon block obtained in example 1 by the following method.

The weight of carbon was calculated by Thermogravimetric analysis (TG) followed by calculation of the surface area of the alumina particles, and the weight of the carbon layer per unit area was calculated using them. The result was 8.60X 10^-4g/m². It is also known that the graphene is 7.61 × 10 in the case of a single layer^-4g/m²。

Using these results, the number of graphene layers was calculated by the following calculation formula.

(weight of carbon layer per unit area of graphene porous carbon block) ÷ (weight of carbon layer per unit area of single layer graphene)

The result was 1.1, and it was confirmed that the obtained graphene porous carbon block was substantially composed of a single layer of graphene.

The number of graphene layers was also calculated for the graphene porous carbon material powder (GMS powder) obtained in comparative example 2 using the same method. The result was 1.1, and it was found that the obtained graphene porous carbon material powder was substantially composed of a single layer of graphene.

< method for measuring amount of edge site >

The amount of edge sites was measured by a Temperature-Programmed Desorption (TPD) method (1800 ℃) for the obtained graphene porous carbon block of example 1, the activated carbon used in comparative example 1, and the GMS powder used in comparative example 2. The results are shown in table 1.

< evaluation of specific surface area >

The obtained graphene porous carbon block of example 1, the activated carbon used in comparative example 1, and the GMS powder used in comparative example 2 were subjected to nitrogen adsorption/desorption measurement at 77K (-196 ℃) using a gas adsorption amount measuring device bessel max manufactured by microtrac bel. The specific surface area was calculated from the obtained nitrogen adsorption amount by the BET (Brunauer-Emmett-Teller) method. The results are shown in table 1.

< evaluation of average pore diameter >

The obtained graphene porous carbon block of example 1, the activated carbon used in comparative example 1, and the GMS powder used in comparative example 2 were subjected to nitrogen adsorption/desorption measurement at 77K (-196 ℃) using a gas adsorption amount measuring device bessel max manufactured by microtrac bel. The average pore diameter was calculated from the obtained nitrogen adsorption isotherms by the BJH (Barrett-Joyner-Halenda) method. The results are shown in table 1.

[ Table 1]

(test 2) evaluation of capacitor < gravimetric energy Density >

The obtained battery was subjected to the following charge and discharge test in a thermostatic bath at 25 ℃ using a charge and discharge test apparatus BTS2004 manufactured by york corporation: at 0.4mA/cm²The voltage of 4.0V was subjected to constant current and constant voltage charging, and then the voltage was applied at a constant current (current density of 0.4 mA/cm)²) To 0V. The discharge capacity was calculated from the product of the time to discharge to 0V and the discharge current. Further, the energy was calculated from the product of the average voltage at the time of discharge and the discharge capacity.

The energy obtained in the coin cell was divided by the weight of the active material of the positive electrode (the weight of the graphene porous carbon block in the example, and the weight of the activated carbon or graphene porous carbon (GMS) powder in the comparative example) to calculate the gravimetric energy density.

(test 3) evaluation of capacitor < discharge Rate >

The obtained battery was subjected to the following charge and discharge test in a thermostatic bath at 25 ℃ using a charge and discharge test apparatus BTS2004 manufactured by york corporation: at 0.4mA/cm²Or 50mA/cm²The voltage of 4.0V was subjected to constant-current constant-voltage charging, and then the current density was 0.4mA/cm²To 0V. The 50mA/cm is calculated²Discharge capacity at the time of discharge and discharge capacity at 0.4mA/cm obtained as a result of the test²The discharge rate was obtained as a ratio of discharge capacity in the charge-discharge test. The results are shown in table 2. Table 2 shows normalized relative values assuming that the results of comparative example 1 are 100.

(test 4) evaluation of capacitor <60 ℃ durability (discharge Capacity maintenance ratio) >

The obtained battery was subjected to the following charge and discharge test in a thermostatic bath at 25 ℃ using a charge and discharge test apparatus BTS2004 manufactured by york corporation: at 0.4mA/cm²Constant-current constant-voltage charging at a voltage of 4.0V and a current density of 0.4mA/cm²The discharge current value was discharged to 0V, and the discharge capacity before the constant-current constant-voltage continuous charge test was measured.

Next, using a charge/discharge test device BTS2004, a current density of 0.4mA/cm was applied in a thermostatic bath at 60 ℃²Continuous charging test (constant current constant voltage continuous charging test) was performed at a voltage of 4.0V. Specifically, during the charging, the charging was stopped for a predetermined time, the temperature of the thermostatic bath was changed to 25 ℃, and after 5 hours had elapsed, the following charge-discharge test was performed 5 times in the same manner as described above: at 0.4mA/cm²Current density of (2) and voltage of 4.0V were constant-currentConstant voltage charging, followed by a current density of 0.4mA/cm²The discharge current value of (2) was discharged to 0V, whereby the discharge capacity was obtained. Thereafter, the temperature of the thermostatic bath was returned to 60 ℃, and after 5 hours had elapsed, the continuous charging test was restarted, and the test was performed until the total continuous charging test time became 2000 hours. The discharge capacity before the start of the test was set to 100, and the discharge capacity retention rate at 2000 hours was expressed as a ratio of the discharge capacity after 2000 hours had passed after the start of the test to the discharge capacity of 100. The durability at 60 ℃ was evaluated using the discharge capacity retention at 60 ℃ for 2000 hours. Table 2 shows the relative values of the results of comparative example 1 normalized to 100.

[ Table 2]

In addition, the method is as follows: is a normalized relative value when comparative example 1 is set to 100.

In addition, 2: discharge rate characteristics: 50mA/cm²Lower capacity/0.4 mA/cm²Lower capacity

As shown in table 2, in example 1 in which the GMS block of the present embodiment was used as an electrode active material, the energy density by weight was increased by 2.6 times, the discharge rate was also increased by 8 times, and the durability at 60 ℃ was also increased by 34 times, as compared with comparative example 1 in which activated carbon was used as an electrode active material.

The graphene mesoporous sponge block (GMS block) of example 1, which is a positive electrode active material and a negative electrode active material, had an average pore diameter of 7.7nm and pores having a mesoporous main body with an electrolyte ion diameter (1.6nm to 2.0nm) or more. On the other hand, the micropores of the activated carbon YP-50F as the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material in comparative example 1, which were smaller than the electrolyte ion diameter, accounted for 88%, and many pores were not allowed to enter with the electrolyte ions. Based on these results, the GMS blocks of example 1 had higher adsorption efficiency of electrolyte ions than the activated carbon YP-50F of comparative example 1, and based on this, it was considered that the weight energy density increased.

In addition, the increase in the discharge rate is considered to be an effect due to the rapid movement of electrolyte ions because the GMS block of example 1 has a large pore size. In example 1, an electrode using GMS blocks as an electrode active material was used. Since the GMS block electrode does not contain a conductive material and a binder, a side reaction due to the conductive material and the binder does not occur; it is therefore believed that: the durability at 60 ℃ was greatly improved as compared with comparative example 1 containing a conductive material and a binder.

As the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material of comparative example 2, graphene mesoporous sponge block powder (GMS powder) was used. In addition, an electrode was produced by forming an electrode active material layer containing GMS powder using a conductive material and a binder in the same manner as in comparative example 1. The graphene porous carbon material constituting the GMS block of example 1 had the same pore structure as the GMS powder of comparative example 2, but the weight energy density and 60 ℃ durability were improved compared to those of comparative example 2 because the electrode of example 1 did not contain a conductive material and a binder. For the GMS block electrode of example 1, it was considered that: since the GMS bulk used as the electrode active material did not use a conductive material or a binder, and the graphene porous carbon material was formed as an integrated porous and conductive bulk (sheet-like), the discharge rate characteristics were greatly improved as compared with comparative example 2.

Description of reference numerals

10: a positive electrode; 10 a: a positive electrode lead; 11: a current collector; 12: amorphous carbon film coating; 13: a positive electrode active material; 20: a negative electrode; 20 a: a negative electrode lead; 21: a current collector; 22: amorphous carbon film coating; 23: a negative electrode active material; 30: a diaphragm; 40: an electrolyte; 41: a positive ion; 42: negative ions; 51: a cavity; 52: electrons; 100: a capacitor; 101: a housing; 105: a gasket; 106: sealing plate