Electric double layer capacitors (EDLCs) can be used in broad applications, including portable electronics, high-power tools, and transportation. Such systems require more sustainable materials and a boosting of their electrochemical performance. Here, starfish, as an unusable destroyer of marine ecosystems, are transformed into functional nitrogen-doped carbon materials with high porosity toward high-performance EDLC electrodes. The synthesized starfish-derived carbon exhibits a surface area of up to 3122 m2/g, a specific capacitance of up to 295.7 F/g at a current density of 0.5 A/g, and capacitance retention of 81.5% upon an increase in current density from 0.5 to 10 A/g.
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