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Penambahan Zat Katalis Pada Karbon Aktif Berbasis Bunga Jantan Kelapa Sawit Untuk Elektroda Karbon Sel Superkapasitor
Supercapacitors are energy storage devices that have fast charge-discharge times and long cycle lives. Activated carbon is used as an electrode material for supercapacitors because it has a high specific surface area, chemical resistance, and good electrical conductivity. This research focuses on the manufacture of carbon electrodes made from oil palm male flower (OPMF) with the addition of catalyst substances, namely FeCl3 and NiCl2 as much as 0.2 g which aims to improve the performance of supercapacitor cells and to produce high specific capacitance values. The largest density shrinkage value is owned by the BS-F sample which is 21.92%. OPMF carbon electrodes also have good conductivity and wettability characteristics because they contain O-H and C≡C functional groups. Sample BS-F has a high graphite content with an ID/IG ratio of 0.801 and a semicrystalline structure with the largest Lc value of 12.111 nm. Mesoporous and nanofiber structures are possessed by sample BS-F with a percentage of carbon element of 74.55%. BET analysis indicated that sample BS-F has a specific surface area of 924.822 m2/g with mesoporous distribution. The electrochemical properties of OPMF supercapacitor cell with catalyst addition using Cyclic Voltammetry and Galvanostatic Charge-Discharge with electrolyte used is 1 M H2SO4 produced the highest specific capacitance in BS-F sample of 321.78 F/g and 209.28 F/g respectively. Based on the results of the physical and electrochemical properties of supercapacitor cells based on oil palm male flower (OPMF) with the addition of catalysts in the carbon matrix can improve the performance of supercapacitor cells.
Keywords: Oil palm male flower, Carbon Electrode, Graphite Carbon, Catalysts, Supercapacitors.
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