Application of Biomass-Derived Nanomaterials in Batteries and Supercapacitors

A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures".

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Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper Development, College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
Interests: structural design and preparation of carbon materials (biomass-based, graphene, carbon nanotubes, etc.); new energy (supercapacitors, batteries, etc.); sensing; electrocatalysis
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Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper Development, College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
Interests: paper-based lithium-ion batteries, zinc-ion batteries, lithium-sulfur batteries; flexible high-performance electrode materials

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Dear Colleagues,

Biomass resources are renewable resources that can be sustainably utilized under reasonable protection and utilization. This has important social value and practical significance for the high-value development and application of biomass resources in the field of green energy storage. Therefore, how to use biomass and its derivatives to design and construct high-performance, green, and sustainable energy storage materials is the key to expanding the application of high-value-added biomass resources.

This issue aims to provide some valuable new ideas and practical methods for the design, preparation, and application of new structured, high-performance, green, and sustainable biomass-based composite electrodes materials and focuses on the recent advances in the development or application of novel biomass composite electrode for high-performance flexible energy storage devices such as supercapacitors and batteries. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the above-mentioned themes. 

Prof. Dr. Chuanyin Xiong
Dr. Haiwei Wu
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Keywords

  • biomass
  • supercapacitors
  • batteries
  • electrode materials
  • flexible energy storage device
  • sustainable energy storage materials

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Facile Synthesis of Polypyrrole/MnO2/Carbon Cloth Composites for Supercapacitor Electrodes
by Yan Chen, Hanyue He, Min Liu, He Xu, Haibo Zhang, Xinghua Zhu and Dingyu Yang
Nanomaterials 2025, 15(9), 641; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15090641 - 23 Apr 2025
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In the development of flexible smart electronics, fabricating electrodes with optimized architectures to achieve superior electrochemical performance remains a significant challenge. This study presents a two-step synthesis and characterization of a polypyrrole (PPy)-MnO2/carbon cloth (CC) nanocomposite. The MnO2/CC substrate [...] Read more.
In the development of flexible smart electronics, fabricating electrodes with optimized architectures to achieve superior electrochemical performance remains a significant challenge. This study presents a two-step synthesis and characterization of a polypyrrole (PPy)-MnO2/carbon cloth (CC) nanocomposite. The MnO2/CC substrate was first prepared via the hydrothermal method, followed by uniform PPy coating through vapor-phase polymerization in the presence of an oxidizing agent. Electrochemical measurements revealed substantial enhancement in performance, with the specific capacitance increasing from 123.1 mF/cm2 for the MnO2/CC composite to 324.5 mF/cm2 for the PPy/MnO2/CC composite at a current density of 2.5 mA/cm2. This remarkable improvement can be attributed to the synergistic effects between the conductive PPy polymer and MnO2/CC substrate and the formation of additional ion transport channels facilitated by the PPy coating. This work provides valuable insights for designing high-performance electrode materials and advances the development of composite-based energy storage devices. Full article
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