Nitrogen-rich microporous carbon materials for high-performance membrane capacitive deionization

Novel two-dimensional carbon nitride hexagonal-like sheets were fabricated from thermal condensation , which uses hexaazatriphenylene-based precursor prepared microporous and oxidation resistant carbons materials (HAT-CN). The results show that the as-prepared HAT-CN is the first electrode utilized in capacitive deionization, due to the rich heteroatom and border-group content, as well as the potential collaborative effect of C and N atoms, displaying the quick ion diffusion and strong charge transfer performance. Additionally, the capacitive deionization performance of HAT-CN is improved by the synergistic contribution of a large accessible surface area, large pore volume, and high graphitization. The electrode of HAT-CN was carbonized at 550 °C which display an excellent specific capacitance of 179.2 F g −1 in 1-M NaCl solution at a scan rate of 5 mV s −1 . Subsequently, a high salt adsorption capacity of 24.66 mg g −1 was attained for an applied voltage of 1.2 V in 500 mg L −1 NaCl solution, showing good cyclic stability at 30 cycles. Considering those excellent properties of the prepared HAT-CN, the capacitive deionization electrode should be an ideal candidate for high-performance deionization application.