A facile preparation of 3D flower-shaped Ni/Al-LDHs covered by β-Ni(OH)2 nanoplates as superior material for high power application
| Autor: | Raja Arumugam Senthil, Abrar Khan, Junqing Pan, Yanzhi Sun |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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inorganic chemicals
Environmental Engineering Materials science Hydride General Chemical Engineering Layered double hydroxides chemistry.chemical_element 02 engineering and technology General Chemistry Electrolyte engineering.material 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Electrochemistry Biochemistry Redox Nickel chemistry.chemical_compound 020401 chemical engineering chemistry Chemical engineering Aluminium engineering Hydroxide 0204 chemical engineering 0210 nano-technology |
| Zdroj: | Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering. 27:2526-2534 |
| ISSN: | 1004-9541 |
| Popis: | In the present study, we propose a novel electrode material of β-nickel hydroxide covering nickel/aluminum layered double hydroxides via a facile complexation–precipitation method. The as-obtained materials with 3-dimensional nanostructures are further utilized as highly capable electrode material in nickel–metal hydride batteries. The electrochemical test results demonstrated the β-nickel hydroxide covering nickel/aluminum-layered double hydroxides with 28% of β-nickel hydroxide provided a superior specific capacity value of 452 mA·h·g−1 in a current density of 5 A·g−1 using 6 M KOH as electrolyte as compared with other materials. In addition, the optimized sample displays an outstanding cyclic stability along with a huge specific capacity value of 320 mAh·g−1, and very small decay rate of 3.3% at 50 A·g−1 after 3000 cycles of charge/discharge test. These indicate that the newly designed material with nanostructures not only provides an efficient contact interface between electrolyte and active species and facilitates the transport of electrons and ions, but also protects the 3-dimensional nickel/aluminum layered double hydroxides, achieving a high specific capacity, fast redox reaction and excellent long-term cyclic stability. Therefore, the β-nickel hydroxide covering nickel/aluminum layered double hydroxides with superior electrochemical performance is predictable to be a gifted electrode material in nickel–metal hydride batteries. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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