Overthrow traditional cognition: Structural disorder determines capacitance of nanoporous carbons

Adjusting pore size has long been considered as the main way to improve porous carbon capacitance. However, recent studies indicated contradictory results, sparking debate on how the structure affects capacitive energy storage. In a recent Science paper, Liu et al. found that structural disorder directly determines porous carbon capacitance and quantified it to guide design and synthesis of porous carbons. Adjusting pore size has long been considered as the main way to improve porous carbon capacitance. However, recent studies indicated contradictory results, sparking debate on how the structure affects capacitive energy storage. In a recent Science paper, Liu et al. found that structural disorder directly determines porous carbon capacitance and quantified it to guide design and synthesis of porous carbons.