Crumpled graphene microspheres anchored on NiCo2O4 nanoparticles as an advanced composite electrode for asymmetric supercapacitors with ultralong cycling life.

Autor: Yuan, Ruiwen, Chen, Wenxiao, Zhang, Jingyuan, Zhang, Lu, Ren, Hao, Miao, Tianyu, Wang, Zhuo, Zhan, Ke, Zhu, Min, Zhao, Bin
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Zdroj: Dalton Transactions: An International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry; 3/21/2022, Vol. 51 Issue 11, p4491-4501, 11p
Abstrakt: The rational design of composite electrodes that may take full advantage of pseudocapacitive metal oxides and graphene is still challenging. Herein, nickel cobaltate (NiCo2O4) nanoparticle-anchored crumpled graphene microspheres (CGMs) were fabricated through a simple spray-assisted self-assembly process and used as a composite electrode for aqueous supercapacitors. Due to the porous spherical architecture and well-dispersed NiCo2O4 nanoparticles on graphene, the NiCo2O4/CGM electrode displays ideal electrochemical performance, including a specific capacitance of 369.8 F g−1 (at 1 A g−1), good rate performance of 85% capacitance retention even at 10 A g−1 and intriguing cycling stability. An aqueous asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) with an operating voltage of 1.6 V was then assembled using the NiCo2O4/CGM composite and nitrogen-doped CGM (N-CGM) as the positive and negative electrodes in KOH electrolyte, respectively. The ASC device exhibited an excellent energy density of 24.7 W h kg−1 at a power density of 799.6 W kg−1, and an ultralong cycling life with a capacitance retention of 85% after 50 000 cycles. The satisfactory electrochemical performance and ultralong cycling stability indicate that the NiCo2O4/CGM electrode has promising applications in advanced supercapacitors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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