Abstract
Three dicarboxylic acids with different molecular lengths were used as organic linkers to manipulate pore size and surface area of the cobalt based metal–organic-frameworks (MOFs). The pore size and \BET\ surface area of the \MOFs\ were determined and the influence of pore size and surface area on the supercapacitive performance of the \MOFs\ was studied using cyclic voltammetry and chronopotentiometry. Among three \MOFs\ investigated in the present study, the \MOF\ with longer organic linker had larger pores, larger surface area and the \MOF\ film at the electrode surface had a continuously interconnected leaflet like microstructure with less number of structural interfaces which provide the free path for charge transfer. This \MOF\ electrode exhibited highest supercapacitive properties with 179.2 F g−1, 31.4 Wh kg−1, and 5.64 kW kg−1 of specific capacitance, energy density and power density, respectively.
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