基于NiCo2O4纳米片电极的非对称混合电容器

The looming global energy crisis and ever-increasing energy demands have catalyzed the development of renewable energy storage systems. In this regard, supercapacitors (SCs) have attracted widespread attention because of their advantageous attributes such as high power density, excellent cycle stability, and environmental friendliness. However, SCs exhibit low energy density and it is important to optimize electrode materials to improve the overall performance of these devices. Among the various electrode materials available, spinel nickel cobaltate (NiCo₂O₄) is particularly interesting because of its excellent theoretical capacitance. Based on the understanding that the performances of the electrode materials strongly depend on their morphologies and structures, in this study, we successfully synthesized NiCo₂O₄ nanosheets on Ni foam via a simple hydrothermal route followed by calcination. The structures and morphologies of the as-synthesized products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area analysis, and the results showed that they were uniformly distributed on the Ni foam support. The surface chemical states of the elements in the samples were identified by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The as-synthesized NiCo₂O₄ products were then tested as cathode materials for supercapacitors in a traditional three-electrode system. The electrochemical performances of the NiCo₂O₄ electrode materials were studied and the area capacitance was found to be 1.26 C·cm^-2 at a current density of 1 mA·cm^-2. Furthermore, outstanding cycling stability with 97.6% retention of the initial discharge capacitance after 10000 cycles and excellent rate performance (67.5% capacitance retention with the current density from 1 to 14 mA·cm^-2) were achieved. It was found that the Ni foam supporting the NiCo₂O₄ nanosheets increased the conductivity of the electrode materials. However, it is worth noting that the contribution of nickel foam to the areal capacitance of the electrode materials was almost zero during the charge and discharge processes. To further investigate the practical application of the as-synthesized NiCo₂O₄ nanosheets-based electrode, a device was assembled with the as-prepared samples as the positive electrode and active carbon (AC) as the negative electrode. The assembled supercapacitor showed energy densities of 0.14 and 0.09 Wh·cm^-3 at 1.56 and 4.5 W·cm^-3, respectively. Furthermore, it was able to maintain 95% of its initial specific capacitance after 10000 cycles. The excellent electrochemical performance of the NiCo₂O₄ nanosheets could be ascribed to their unique spatial structure composed of interconnected ultrathin nanosheets, which facilitated electron transportation and ion penetration, suggesting their potential applications as electrode materials for high performance supercapacitors. The present synthetic route can be extended to other ternary transition metal oxides/sulfides for future energy storage devices and systems.     

Synthesis and Electrochemical Performance of Co3O4/Graphene

Co3O4/reduced graphene oxide composites were synthesized via a simple electrochemical method from graphene oxide and Co（NO3）2·6H2O as raw materials.Co3O4 nanoparticles with sizes of around 30-50 nm were distributed on the surface of graphene nanosheets confirmed by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy.Electrochemical properties of Co3O4/graphene composite were tested by cyclic voltammetry,galvanostatic charge-discharge,and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.The Co3O4/reduced graphene oxide composite was used as the pseudocapacitor electrode in the 2 mol/L NaOH aqueous electrolyte solution.The Co3O4/reduced graphene oxide composite electrode exhibited a specific capacitance of 357 F/g at a current density of 0.5 A/g in a three-electrode system.72％ of capacitance was retained when the current density increased to 3 A/g.The Co3O4/reduced graphene oxide composite prepared electrodes show a high rate capability and excellent long-term stability.After 1000 cycles of charge and discharge,the capacitance is still maintained 87％ at a current density of 1 A/g,indicating that the composite is a oromising alternative electrode material used for supercapacitors.     

Design and Preparation of Graphene/Fe2O3 Nanocomposite as Negative Material for Supercapacitor

The development of high specific capacitance electrode materials with high efficiency, scalability and economic feasibility is significant for the application of supercapacitors, however, the synthesis of electrode material still faces huge challenges. Herein, graphene(G)/Fe₂O₃ nanocomposite was prepared via a simple hydrothermal method connected with subsequent thermal reduction process. Scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM) results showed rod-like Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles were prepared and well-dispersed on graphene layers, providing a rich active site and effectively buffering the aggregation of Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles in the process of electrochemical reaction. The specific capacitance of the obtained G/Fe₂O₃ nanocomposite as negative electrode for supercapacitor was 378.7 F/g at the current density of 1.5 A/g, and the specific capacitance retention was 88.76% after 3000 cycles. Furthermore, the asymmetric supercapacitor(ASC) was fabricated with G/Fe₂O₃ nanocomposite as negative electrode, graphene as positive electrode, which achieved a high energy density of 64.09 W∙h/kg at a power density of 800.01 W/kg, maintained 30.07 W∙h/kg at a power density of 8004.89 W/kg, and retained its initial capacitance by 78.04% after 3000 cycles. The excellent result offered a promising way for the G/Fe₂O₃ nanocomposite to be applied in high energy density storage systems.     

One Step Hydrothermal Synthesis of Flower-shaped Co3O4 Nanorods on Nickel Foam as Supercapacitor Materials and Their Excellent Electrochemical Performance

Flower-shaped Co₃O₄nanorods directly grown on nickel foam(Co₃O₄/NF) were prepared by one step hydrothermal method at low temperature. Co₃O₄nanorods are directly connected with the nickel foam, and no binder is needed as an additive, so the Co₃O₄/NF electrode has good electrical conductivity. This flower-shaped structure makes larger surface area of Co₃O₄nanorods that exposes to the electrolyte, thus promoting the redox reaction. The Co₃O₄/NF electrode shows a high specific capacitance of 2005.34 F/g at the current density of 0.5 A/g and a high capacitance retention of 98.0% after 5000 cycles. The high superior capacitive performance with high specific capaci-tance and the excellent cyclic performance indicate that the one step hydrothermal method has great potential application in supercapacitors.     

碱性介质中制备纳米四氧化三锰及其超级电容特性

比较了不同碱溶液中纳米Mn₃O₄的制备及其超级电容性能。用X射线粉末衍射仪、扫描电子显微镜和原子力显微镜等技术手段分别测试了晶体结构和表面形貌。用循环伏安、恒流充放电和交流阻抗测试了材料的电化学性能。结果表明,在氢氧化钠、氨水中Mn²⁺沉淀氧化可以直接制备纳米Mn₃O₄;碳酸钠中先生成MnCO₃,加氢氧化钠可转化为纳米Mn₃O₄。NaOH、NH₃和Na₂CO₃ 3种介质中制备的Mn₃O₄晶粒尺寸分别为29.5、20.2和36.3 nm。纳米Mn₃O₄经连续充放电循环后可活化为Birnessite-type MnO₂。氨水中制备的Mn₃O₄活化后比容量最大,达到239 F/g,是一种具有应用前景的超级电容器材料。     

皱褶表面介孔镍钴硫化物微球的制备及其超电性能

通过一步水热法分别合成了α-NiS、Co₃S₄和CoNi₂S₄纳米介孔电极材料,并研究了其电化学性能。 X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)研究表明,介孔硫化物是由单相纳米颗粒堆叠组装而成,其中二元系的CoNi₂S₄由纳米片自组装形成了具有皱褶表面的微球形貌。 电化学性能研究表明,二元系的CoNi₂S₄比α-NiS、Co₃S₄具有更高的比电容、更佳的倍率特性和优异的循环稳定性。 在扫描速率为5 mV/s时,CoNi₂S₄材料在6 mol/L KOH电解液中比电容高达1678.3 F/g,优于α-NiS (787.4 F/g)和Co₃S₄(1532.7 F/g),在扫描速率从5 mV/s增加到100 mV/s时,其电容保持率为45.8%,比α-NiS(30.2%)和Co₃S₄(29.3%)高出约15%。 在15A/g的电流密度下,经过900次循环充-放电后,二元系的CoNi₂S₄的电容仍保持在96.3%,库伦效率保持在94.3%左右,说明镍钴双金属硫化物具有优异的循环稳定性能和充放电可逆性。     

Porous NiCo2O4 Nanowire Arrays as Supercapacitor Electrode Materials with Extremely High Cycling Stability

In this work, NiCo₂O₄(NCO) was synthesized via microwave hydrothermal method and a further annea- ling treatment. Research results have shown that the surface defects(Co²⁺ site) and pore size of the materials can be adjusted by simply changing the calcination temperatures, and porous nanowire arrays structure can be obtained. The porous structure is conducive to the penetration of the electrolyte and enables the NCO to fully participate in the electrochemical reaction. What's more, the NCO material has ample space to buffer the volume change in the cycle test, improving the cycling stability. The NCO obtained at 350℃ has better performance. It exhibits a specific capacitance of 648.69 F/g at 1 A/g and good rate capability. Especially, at 10 A/g, the specific capacitance can still be maintained at 80.00% after 10000 galvanostatic charge/discharge(GCD) cycles, showing excellent cycling stability.     

Controllable Synthesis of Hollow Multishell Structured Co3O4 with Improved Rate Performance and Cyclic Stability for Supercapacitors

Hollow multishelled structures(HoMSs)Co3O4 with specially appointed shell number(double-,triple-and quadruple-)were accurately prepared by a sequential templating approach.Due to the superiorities of inimitable porous multishelled structure,triple-HoMSs Co3O4 achieved the best performance among all the samples with a specific capacitance of 1028.9 F/g at 10 mV/s and 688.2 F/g at 0.5 A/g,respectively.Furthermore,the electrode delivered a high rate performance(89.8%retention at 10 A/g)and excellent cycle stability(6.8%loss over 2000 cycles),showing a great promise for practical application in the future.     

尖晶石型八面体结构锰酸锂的制备及其电化学性能

采用模板导向法和高温固相法制备尖晶石型八面体结构的LiMn₂O₄锂离子电池正极材料,研究了该材料的结构和电化学性能。 电化学性能研究表明,该电极材料具有良好的循环稳定性和倍率性能,在2.5~4.5 V电压范围,电流密度为100 mA/g时,首周充放电比容量分别为147和179 mA·h/g,循环50周后,其充放电比容量仍分别保持在180/181 mA·h/g。 优良的电化学性能可能归因于尖晶石LiMn₂O₄的形貌结构特征,该方法为制备锂离子电池正极材料提供了思路和依据。     

碳海绵上电化学沉积Fe_2O_3纳米片及其增强电容性能

设计高性能的可压缩电极是实现可压缩电容器器件的关键,碳海绵(CS)具有理想的压缩形变,但却受制于有限的容量。本工作以CS为可压缩基底,通过恒电流沉积及低温热处理技术,在CS骨架上均匀沉积了α-Fe_2O_3纳米片。复合电极中Fe_2O_3的负载量随沉积时间的延长逐渐增加,且在沉积16 h后达到饱和。系统地考察了CS-Fe_2O_3复合电极在不同压力下的可压缩性能,并在三电极体系中,通过循环伏安、恒电流充放电等方法研究了CS-Fe_2O_3复合电极在3.0mol·L~(-1)KOH电解液中的电容性能。结果表明,当复合电极CS-Fe_2O_3压缩率减小时,电极的内阻增大,比电容相应减小。CSFe_2O_3-12电极在电流密度为1 A·g~(-1)时的最大比电容为294 F·g~(-1),且经过10000次恒电流充放电后,电容量仍然能保持初始值的81%,是一种潜在的电化学性能稳定的可压缩超级电容器电极材料。     

Flexible asymmetric supercapacitor with high energy density based on optimized MnO2 cathode and Fe2O3 anode

A flexible asymmetric supercapacitor is assembled using MnO₂ nanosheets/carbon fabric and Fe₂O₃/carbon fabric electrodes. By optimizing the reaction condition of the two electrodes, the device shows high energy densities and excellent flexibility.     

Facile synthesis of nanoporous CuS nanospheres for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes

In recent years, development of high-performance supercapacitor electrode materials has stimulated a great deal of scientific research. The electrochemical performance of a supercapacitor strongly depends on its material structures. Herein, we report a simple strategy for high-performance supercapacitors by building pseudocapacitive CuS nanospheres with nanoporous structures, nanosized walls(10 nm) and relatively large specific surface area of 65 m~2/g. This electrode demonstrates excellent electrochemical performance including a maximum specific capacitance of 814 F/g at 1 A/g, significant rate capability of 42% capacitance retention at an ultrafast rate of 50 A/g, and outstanding long-term cycling stability at various current densities. The remarkable electrochemical performance of as-prepared nanoporous CuS nanospheres electrode has been attributed to its unique structures that plays a key role in providing short ion and electron diffusion pathways, facilitated ion transport and more active sites for electrochemical reactions. This work sheds a new light on the metal sulfides design philosophy, and demonstrates that nanoporous CuS nanospheres electrode is a promising candidate for application in high-performance supercapacitors.     

模板法合成NiO@Co3O4空心多孔小球及其储电性能的研究

空心结构在能量转化和储存等重要应用方面,展现出了巨大的潜力. 为了进一步提高性能,根据物质的组成和结构,合理设计出更复杂的空心结构材料是非常必要的,但目前仍然存在相当大的挑战. 本文报导了一种以硅小球作为模板的高效方法,合成了新型的NiO@Co₃O₄空心多孔小球,其比表面积可达219.68 m²·g^-1. NiO@Co₃O₄空心多孔小球的高比表面积有利于增强离子的扩散和提高活性物质的利用效率,并可防止纳米颗粒团聚. 测试结果表明,在5 mV·s^-1的扫描速度下,所制备的NiO@Co₃O₄空心多孔小球的比电容值达1140.9 F·g^-1,同时具有良好的循环稳定性,显示出该材料在超级电容器领域有较好的应用前景.     

Ni/Co-based metal-organic frameworks as electrode material for high performance supercapacitors

A novel bimetallic Ni/Co-based metal-organic framework (Ni/Co-MOF) was successfully synthesized via a simple solvothermal method, which used as electrode material for high performance supercapacitors.     

Microwave assisted hydrothermal synthesis of tin niobates nanosheets with high cycle stability as lithium-ion battery anodes

SnNb₂O₆ and Sn₂Nb₂O₇ nanosheets were synthetized via microwave assisted hydrothermal method, and innovatively employed as anode materials for lithium-ion battery. Compared with Sn₂Nb₂O₇ and the previously reported pure Sn-based anode materials, the SnNb₂O₆ electrode exhibited outstanding cycling performance.     

NiCo_2S_4六角片作为钠离子电池负极材料的电化学性能及储钠动力学

通过共沉淀以及后续的气相硫化成功制备了横向边长约为2μm,纵向厚度约为30 nm的NiCo_2S_4六角片,并研究了其作为钠离子电池负极材料的电化学性能。电化学性能测试结果显示在1000 mA·g~(-1)的电流密度下,NiCo_2S_4电极循环60次后仍然可保持约387mAh·g~(-1)的可逆比容量。此外,NiCo_2S_4电极还具有良好的倍率性能,在200、400、800、1000和2000mA·g~(-1)的电流密度下,容量分别为542、398、347、300和217mAh·g~(-1)。通过进一步动力学机制分析发现,NiCo_2S_4电极的良好的倍率性能得益于其二维片层状结构诱导产生的赝电容。上述结果表明,NiCo_2S_4纳米六角片是一种极具潜力的钠离子电池负极材料。     

Development of the Self-doping Porous Carbon and Its Application in Supercapacitor Electrode

The massive discharge of biomass wastes not only causes waste of resources, but also pollutes the environment. Therefore, converting biomass wastes into carbon materials is an effective way to solve the above problems. Here, using biomass waste pig nails as raw materials and K₂CO₃ as chemical activators, the N-doped porous carbon(KPNC) is prepared by direct pyrolysis. As an electrode for supercapacitors, the electrochemical tests of KPNCs showed that they exhibited good electrochemical performance and excellent cycling stability. When the current density is 0.2 A/g, the specific capacitance is up to 344.6 F/g. Moreover, it still maintains 97.6% initial capacitance retention after 2000 cycles at a high current density of 5 A/g. Above exceptional electrochemical performances may be ascribed to an appropriate porous structure(S_micro/S_total=80.31%, V_micro/V_total=76.19%), high nitrogen contents(4.44%, atomic fraction), oxygen contents(9.13%, atomic fraction) as well as small internal resistance. The above experimental results show that the conversion of pig nails to porous carbon can reduce the waste of resources and alleviate environmental pollution.     

中空多壳层CoFe2O4的制备及锂离子电池性能研究

以二元金属氧化物CoFe₂O₄为研究对象,通过次序模板法制备了CoFe₂O₄中空多壳层结构(HoMS)材料;对其形貌、结构进行了表征;考察了壳层结构与电化学性能之间的关系.电化学测试结果表明,双壳层-核CoFe₂O₄中空球具有最高的放电比容量(1354.4 mA·h/g)、优异的倍率性能和循环稳定性,其独特的结构优势和最优的空腔体积占有率使其在多次循环过程中能始终保持结构和电化学性质的稳定.     

Preparation and Supercapacitive Properties of Fe2O3/Active Carbon Nanocomposites

Fe₂O₃/active carbon(Fe₂O₃/AC) nanocomposites were readily fabricated by pyrolyzing Fe³⁺ impregnated active carbon in a nitrogen atmosphere. The as-prepared composites were studied by X-ray powder diffraction(XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM). The capacitive property of the composites was investigated by cyclic voltammetry(CV) and galvanostatic charge-discharge test. Physical characterizations show that the γ-Fe₂O₃ fine grains dispersed in the AC well, with a mean size of 21.24 nm. Electrochemical tests in 6 mol/L KOH solutions indicate that the as-prepared nanocomposites exhibited improved capacitive properties. The specific capacitance(SC) of Fe₂O₃/AC nanocomposites was up to 188.4 F/g that was derived from both electrochemical double-layer capacitance and pseudo-capacitance, which was 78% larger than that of pristine AC. A symmetric capacitor with Fe₂O₃/AC nanocomposites as electrode showed an excellent cycling stability. The SC was only reduced by a factor of 9.2% after 2000 cycles at a current density of 1 A/g.     

Boosting the Energy Density of Flexible Asymmetric Supercapacitor with Three Dimensional Fe2O3 Composite Brush Anode

Flexible asymmetric supercapacitor is fabricated with three dimensional(3D)Fe2O3/Ni(OH)2 composite brush anode and Ni(OH)2/MoO2 honeycomb cathode.Particularly for 3D composite brush anode,a layer of thin Fe2O3 film is firmly adhered on a 3D Ni brush current collector with the assist of Ni(OH)2,functioning as both adherence layer and pseudocapacitive active material.The unique 3D Ni brush current collector possesses large surface area and stretching architecture,which facilitate to achieve the composite anode with high gravimetric capacitance of 2158 F/g.In terms of cathode,Ni(OH)2 and MoO2 have a synergistic effect to improve the specific capacitance,and the resulting Ni(OH)2/MoO2 honeycomb cathode shows a very high gravimetric capacitance up to 3264 F/g.The asymmetric supercapacitor(ASC)has balanced cathode and anode,and exhibits an ultrahigh gravimetric capacitance of 1427 F/g and an energy density of 476 W·h/kg.The energy density of ASC is 3-4 times higher than those of other reported aqueous electrolyte-based supercapacitors and even comparable to that of commercial lithium ion batteries.The device also shows marginal capacitance degradation after 1000 cycles'bending test,demonstrating its potency in the application of flexible energy storage devices.