Electrodeposited NiSe_2 on carbon fiber cloth as a flexible electrode for high-performance supercapacitors

A flexible electrode of nickel diselenide/carbon fiber cloth(NiSe_2/CFC) is fabricated at room temperature by a simple and efficient electrodeposition method. Owing to NiSe_2 character of nanostructure and high conductivity, the as-synthesized electrodes possess perfect pseudocapacitive property with high specific capacitance and excellent rate capability. In three-electrode system, the electrode specific capacitance of the NiSe_2/CFC electrode varies from 1058 F g~(-1) to 996.3 F g~(-1) at 2 A g~(-1) to 10 A g~(-1) respectively, which shows great rate capability. Moreover, the NiSe_2 electrode is assembled with an active carbon(AC) electrode to form an asymmetric supercapacitor with an extended potential window of 1.6 V. The asymmetric supercapacitor possesses an excellent energy density 32.7 Wh kg~(-1) with a power density 800 W kg~(-1) at the current density of 1 A g~(-1). The nanosheet array on carbon fiber cloth with high flexibility, specific capacitance and rate capacitance render the NiSe_2 to be regarded as the promising material for the high performance superconductor.     

Facile controlled synthesis of MnO2 nanowires for supercapacitors

In this report, a simple and facile method was developed for preparation of MnO₂ nanowires by calcinations of MnOOH nanowires previously synthesized under hydrothermal conditions, using hexamethylenetetramine as a reducing agent, without any template. The as-prepared MnO₂ nanowires displayed an enhanced specific capacitance (262.7 F g^?1) and good cycling stability (e.g., no loss within 1,500 cycles), showing good electrochemical performances as electrode material for supercapacitors.     

High-performance supercapacitors based on free-standing SiC@PEDOT nanowires with robust cycling stability

Conductive polymers as one of the candidate materials with pseudocapacitor behavior have inspired wide attentions, because of their high conductivity, fexibility, low cost and excellent processability.However, the intrinsically poor cycling stability induced by the volume change over the doping/dedoping redox process limits their practical applications. Herein, we report the exploration of electrodes with robust cycling capacity for supercapacitors(SCs), which are rationally designed by coating ...     

A dandelion-like carbon microsphere/MnO2 nanosheets composite for supercapacitors

This article reported the electrochemical performance of a novel cabon microsphere/MnO₂ nanosheets (CMS/MnO₂) composite prepared by a in situ self-limiting deposition method under hydrothermal condition. The results of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed that MnO₂ nanosheets homogeneously grew onto the surface of CMS to form a loose-packed and dandelion-like core/shell microstructure. The unique microstructure plays a basic role in electrochemical accessibility of electrolyte to MnO₂ active material and a fast diffusion rate within the redox phase. The results of cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge/discharge and electrochemical impedance spectrometry indicated that the prepared CMS/MnO₂ composite presented high capacitance of 181 F·g⁻¹ and long cycle life of 61% capacity retention after 2000 charge/discharge cycles in 1 mol/L Na₂SO₄ solution, which show strong promise for high-rate electrochemical capacitive energy storage applications.     

Pomegranate rind-derived activated carbon as electrode material for high-performance supercapacitors

In this paper, activated carbon materials were synthesized from pomegranate rind through carbonization and alkaline activation processes. The effects of pyrolytic temperature on the textual properties and electrochemical performance were investigated. The surface area of the activated carbon can reach at least 2200 m² g^?1 at different pyrolytic temperatures. It was found that, at the range of 600–900 °C, decreasing the carbonization temperature leads to the increase of t-plot micropore area, t-plot micropore volume, and capacitance. Further decreasing the carbonization temperature to 500 °C also leads to the increase of t-plot micropore area and t-plot micropore volume, but the capacitance is slightly poorer. The activated carbon carbonized at 600 °C and activated at 800 °C possesses very high specific area (2931 m² g^?1) and exhibits very high capacitance (～268 F g^?1 at 0.1 A g^?1 and ～242 F g^?1 at 1 A g^?1). There is no capacitance fading after 2000th cycle.     

Electrodeposition of polypyrrole on He plasma etched carbon nanotube films for electrodes of flexible all-solid-state supercapacitor

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Flexible and portable supercapacitors have been intensively investigated due to their reliable energy storage performance and promising applications in...     

Double-walled carbon nanotube based carbon paste electrode as xanthine biosensor

We describe the first usage of a double walled carbon nanotube (DWCNT) modified carbon paste electrode as biosensor transducer. Xanthine was chosen as a substrate for evaluation of the electrode performance. Proper amount of DWCNT and xanthine oxidase enzyme were mixed with proper amount of graphite and mineral oil for attaining the xanthine biosensor. Results were compared with previous work that includes multi-walled carbon nanotube and single-wall carbon nanotube based carbon paste electrode xanthine biosensors. A linearity was obtained in the concentration range between 2–50 μM xanthine under the response time of 150 s with the equation of y?=?0.0441x + 0.2013 and RSD value of 4.20%. This system was applied to the determination of xanthine in canned tuna fish samples and recovery was calculated as 99.20%?±?0.07.     

Nitrogen-doped porous carbon coated on MnCo2O4 nanospheres as electrode materials for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitors

Spinel-based nanostructured materials are commonly used as promising electrode materials for supercapacitor applications. The combination of heteroatom-doped carbon material with spinel oxides substantially improves the specific capacitance and cyclic stability. In this work, dopamine-derived nitrogen-doped carbon was coated on spinel phase MnCo₂O₄ nanospheres using simple solvothermal and calcination methods. Surface morphology and the crystalline structure of the prepared MnCo₂O₄@Nitrogen-doped carbon were confirmed by FESEM and X-ray diffraction. The electrochemical performance of MnCo₂O₄@Nitrogen-doped carbon electrode material was analyzed by cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge–discharge, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques. MnCo₂O₄@nitrogen-doped carbon exhibits the highest specific capacitance of 1200 F/g compared to MnCo₂O₄ spheres are 726 F/g at 1 A/g and exhibits excellent cyclic stability (capacitance retention of 87% at 7 A/g after 3000 cycles). The enhanced performance of the composite might be benefitted from the synergistic effect between nitrogen-doped carbon on porous MnCo₂O₄ spheres. Furthermore, an asymmetric supercapacitor device was fabricated by using the optimized composition of MnCo₂O₄@NC-2 as a positive electrode and nitrogen, sulfur-doped reduced graphene oxide (NS-rGO) as a negative electrode, respectively. This asymmetric supercapacitor device achieves a maximum energy density of 61.0 Wh/kg at a power density of 2889 W/kg and possesses excellent capacitance retention of 95% after 5000 cycles at 7 A/g.     

Direct growth of bundle-like cobalt selenide nanotube arrays on Ni foam as binder-free electrode for high-performance supercapacitors

Research on Chemical Intermediates - Freestanding bundle-like Co0.85Se nanotube arrays on nickle foam were prepared through a facile ion-exchange reaction and directly used as electrodes for...     

Three-dimensional manganese dioxide-functionalized carbon nanotube electrodes for electrochemical supercapacitors

Three-dimensional manganese dioxide (MnO₂)-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) electrodes have been produced by a simple and scalable thermal decomposition process. The electrodes are prepared by treating planar MWCNT sheets with manganese(II) nitrate (Mn(NO₃)₂) solution and annealing at low temperature (200–300 °C) and ambient pressure. The morphology, chemical composition, and structure of the resulting matrices have been investigated with scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. Supercapacitors assembled with three-dimensional electrodes exhibit a 14-fold increase in specific capacitance (C _sp) in comparison to those containing pristine, two-dimensional MWCNT electrodes. C _sp varies linearly with Mn(NO₃)₂ thermal decomposition temperature (from 100 to 61 F/g at 0.2 A/g), a trend that is discussed in the context of nitrate reaction chemistry and MWCNT structure. This efficient and promising approach allows for simultaneous enhancement of electrode–electrolyte contact area and incorporation of redox-based charge storage within electrochemical capacitors.     

碳布生长二维Ni-Mn MOF用于柔性超级电容器

通过溶剂热法在碳布（CC）表面生成二维Ni-Mn层状双金属氢氧化物,利用溶剂热法将其转化为二维Ni-Mn金属有机骨架（Ni-Mn MOF）,产物形貌保持良好。探究了不同Ni、Mn元素物质的量之比、反应温度和反应时间对材料形貌、结构及性能的影响。当Ni、Mn元素物质的量之比为9：1、反应温度为120 ℃、反应时间为12 h时,Ni-Mn MOF/CC电极的电化学性能最佳。在电流密度为1 mA·cm^-2时,该电极的面积比电容高达4 007.5 mF·cm^-2,同时该电极具有良好的循环稳定性。将该电极应用于柔性对称超级电容器中,该柔性对称超级电容器可180°弯折,且在10 mA·cm^-2的电流密度下进行5 000次循环后电容保留率为83.6%,具有良好的循环稳定性和柔韧性。     

碳布生长二维Ni-Mn MOF用于柔性超级电容器

通过溶剂热法在碳布(CC)表面生成二维Ni-Mn层状双金属氢氧化物,利用溶剂热法将其转化为二维Ni-Mn金属有机骨架(Ni-Mn MOF),产物形貌保持良好。探究了不同Ni、Mn元素物质的量之比、反应温度和反应时间对材料形貌、结构及性能的影响。当Ni、Mn元素物质的量之比为9∶1、反应温度为120℃、反应时间为12 h时,Ni-Mn MOF/CC电极的电化学性能最佳。在电流密度为1 mA·cm^-2时,该电极的面积比电容高达4 007.5 mF·cm^-2,同时该电极具有良好的循环稳定性。将该电极应用于柔性对称超级电容器中,该柔性对称超级电容器可180°弯折,且在10 mA·cm^-2的电流密度下进行5 000次循环后电容保留率为83.6%,具有良好的循环稳定性和柔韧性。     

超级电容器用中孔炭复合电极材料研究进展

超级电容器是一类利用电化学双电层或电极材料在电极/溶液界面发生的氧化还原反应来存储能量的装置,除兼有常规电容器功率密度大和二次电池能量密度高的特点外,还具有可逆性好和循环寿命长等优点.本文重点介绍了近几年国内外对中孔炭材料、表面官能团修饰中孔炭材料、中孔炭-金属氧化物、中孔炭-导电聚合物等几类电极材料的研究现状;并且展望了超级电容器用中孔炭及其复合电极材料的当前研究热点和发展前景.     

Comparison of carbon aerogel and carbide-derived carbon as electrode materials for non-aqueous supercapacitors with high performance

Two porous carbon materials, one synthesised by pyrolysis of an organic aerogel prepared using sol–gel method and the other synthesised from molybdenum carbide by high temperature chlorination method, were tested as supercapacitor electrode materials in a non-aqueous tetraalkylammonium salt-based electrolyte. The gravimetric capacitance values calculated for the carbon aerogel (CAG)-based system were almost two times smaller (~55?F?g^?1) compared to carbide-derived carbon (C(Mo₂C))-based system (~125?F?g^?1). However, due to the very wide region of ideal polarizability, 3.6?V for C(Mo₂C) and 3.8?V for CAG-based test cells, very high energy densities up to 63?Wh?kg^?1 (34?Wh?dm^?3) and power densities up to 757?kW?kg^?1 (314?kW?dm^?3) were estimated for these systems, respectively. CAG-based system shows very short characteristic charge/discharge time constant values (0.05?s).     

Large-area,flexible polymer solar cell based on silver nanowires as transparent electrode by roll-to-roll printing

Conventional organic solar cell’s (OSC) architectures, including rigid transparent substrate (Glass), conductive electrode (Indium tin oxide, ITO) and small working areas, are widely utilized in organic photovoltaic fields. However, such a structure as well as conventional spin-coating method obviously restrict their industrial application. In this article, we report the deposition of silver nanowires (AgNWs) on the flexible substrate by slot-die printing. The obtained AgNWs films exhibited a high transmittance and a low resistance, and were further used as the transparent conductive electrode of OSCs. A typical conjugated polymer, poly[(2,5-bis(2-hexyldecyloxy)phenylene)-alt-(5,6-difluoro-4,7-di(thiophen-2-yl)benzo[c] [1,2,5]thiadiazole)] (PPDT2FBT), was used as the active material to fabricate large-area (7 cm² solar cells by a slot-die coating process. The power conversion efficiency (PCE) could reach 1.87% initially and further increased to 3.04% by thermal annealing. Compared to the performance of reference cell on ITO substrate, the result indicated that the AgNWs could be developed as an alternative substitute of conductive electrode to fabricate the large-area flexible OSCs by roll-to-roll printing.     

Electrochemical performance of NaCo2O4 as electrode for supercapacitors

Sub-micron-scaled sodium cobalt oxide （NaCo2O4） powders are prepared by a solid-state reaction method. Characterization using X-ray diffraction indicates that the synthesized NaCo2O4 has a hexagonal layered structure. The electrochemical performance of the NaCo2O4 electrodes is investigated using cyclic voltarnmetry and galvanostatic charge/discharge in NaOH solution. The results show that the specific capacitance of the NaCo2O4 electrode reaches 337 F/g over the potential range of 0.15-0.65 V at a mass normalized current of 50 mA/g. Moreover, NaCo2O4 exhibits very good stability and cycling performance as a supercapacitor material.     

Mesopore-dominant porous carbon derived from bio-tars as an electrode material for high-performance supercapacitors

For the first time, toxic bio-tars collected from the gasification of pine sawdust are used as the precursor for activated carbons. Various types of activation agents including KOH, K₂CO₃, H₃PO₄ and ZnCl₂ were screened for obtaining superior activated carbons. When KOH was used as an activation agent, the obtained activated carbons exhibited high specific surface area and large mesopore volume. The activated carbons were further employed to be the electrode material of supercapacitors, and its specific capacitance reached up to 260 F g^?1 at 0.25 A g^?1 current density. Also, it showed an excellent rate performance from preserving a relatively high specific capacitance of 151 F g^?1 at 50 A g^?1. The assembled device also exhibited the good electrochemical stability with the capacity retention of 90% after 5000 cycles. Furthermore, the maximum energy density of the activated carbons in organic electrolyte reached 17.8 Wh kg^?1.     

Bismuth oxide nanoflake@carbon film: A free-standing battery-type electrode for aqueous sodium ion hybrid supercapacitors

An efficient strategy is developed to fabricate binder-free Bi₂O₃@C nanoflake film anode, which is utilized to assemble a high-performance aqueous sodium ion hybrid supercapacitor.     

High loading MnO2 nanowires on graphene paper: Facile electrochemical synthesis and use as flexible electrode for tracking hydrogen peroxide secretion in live cells

Recent progress in flexible and lightweight electrochemical sensor systems requires the development of paper-like electrode materials. Here, we report a facile and green synthesis of a new type of MnO₂ nanowires–graphene nanohybrid paper by one-step electrochemical method. This strategy demonstrates a collection of unique features including the effective electrochemical reduction of graphene oxide (GO) paper and the high loading of MnO₂ nanowires on electrochemical reduced GO (ERGO) paper. When used as flexible electrode for nonenzymatic detection of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), MnO₂–ERGO paper exhibits high electrocatalytic activity toward the redox of H₂O₂ as well as excellent stability, selectivity and reproducibility. The amperometric responses are linearly proportional to H₂O₂ concentration in the range 0.1–45.4 mM, with a detection limit of 10 μM (S/N = 3) and detection sensitivity of 59.0 μA cm⁻² mM⁻¹. These outstanding sensing performances enable the practical application of MnO₂–ERGO paper electrode for the real-time tracking H₂O₂ secretion by live cells macrophages. Therefore, the proposed graphene-based nanohybrid paper electrode with intrinsic flexibility, tailorable shapes and adjustable properties can contribute to the full realization of high-performance flexible electrode material used in point-of-care testing devices and portable instruments for in-vivo clinical diagnostics and on-site environmental monitoring.