Tunable Pseudocapacitive Behavior in Metal-Organic Framework-Derived TiO2@Porous Carbon Enabling High-Performance Membrane Capacitive Deionization

Meng Ding, Shuang Fan, Shaozhuan Huang, Mei Er Pam, Lu Guo, Yumeng Shi, Hui Ying Yang*

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Abstract

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) composites have shown promise in desalination as electrode materials of capacitive deionization (CDI). However, it remains a significant challenge to explore their pseudocapacitive potential for further enhancement of salt adsorption capacity and long-term stability. Herein, we report a titanium dioxide/porous carbon composite (TiO2@PC) with tunable pseudocapacitance for a high-performance membrane CDI (MCDI) based on a metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)-derived strategy. By controlling the pyrolysis conditions, the crystalline degree and specific surface areas of TiO2@PC samples have been optimized to improve the salt adsorption performance. A synergy of high pseudocapacitance and good oxidation resistance endows the anatase TiO2@PC (annealed at 600 °C) with an improved salt adsorption capacity of 46.7 mg g-1 at 10 mA g-1 and stable cycling performance over 50 cycles. These properties reveal the great potential of anatase TiO2@PC to serve as a promising candidate of electrode materials for MCDI.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1812-1822
Number of pages11
JournalACS Applied Energy Materials
Volume2
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Mar 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • membrane capacitive deionization
  • metal-organic frameworks
  • nanoporous carbon
  • pseudocapacitance
  • titanium dioxide

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