Aerogels are a class of porous materials that possess extremely high specific surface area,
high pore volume, high porosity, and variable chemical structures. They have been widely …

Carbon aerogels, usually prepared from organic aerogel precursors, have many merits such
as being light weight, high porosity, large surface area, excellent conductivity, and high …

Ultralight and compressible carbon materials have promising applications in strain and
pressure detection. However, it is still difficult to prepare carbon materials with …

Aerogels have many attractive properties but are usually costly and mechanically brittle,
which always limit their practical applications. While many efforts have been made to …

Popcorn-derived porous carbon flakes have been successfully fabricated from the biomass
of maize. Utilizing the “puffing effect”, the nubby maize grain turned into materials with an …

Ecofriendly, highly effective, and low-cost solar steam generation has great potential in the
applications of power generation, seawater desalination, and industry wastewater treatment …

High mass energy density coupled with high power density is highly desired for electrical
double-layer capacitors. Usually the capacitive performance is improved by optimizing the …

The exhausting energy forces us to search for new green energy and develop energy
storage and conversion technologies. Supercapacitors with long service life and high power …

The incorporation of heteroatoms into carbon aerogels (CAs) can lead to structural
distortions and changes in active sites due to their smaller size and electronegativity …

Supercapacitors are an excellent energy storage device with broad application prospects in
the new energy market. However, the low energy density of carbon-based materials …