Journal
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 381, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138289
Keywords
Bionic concept of plant conducting tissues; In situ induced growth; CNTs/Ni Co LDH composites; Hybrid supercapacitor
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [61527817, 61875236, 61905010, 61975007]
- Beijing Natural Science Foundation [Z190006]
- Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation, 111 Center, China
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In this study, a unique hierarchical structure of Ni Co layered double hydroxide linked by carbon nanotubes was designed and synthesized for the first time, inspired by the bionic concept of plant conduction tissue, to improve the application of metal-organic frameworks in supercapacitors. The composite material showed high specific capacitance, enhanced rate capability, competitive energy density, and remarkable cyclic stability, indicating the potential for optimizing electrochemical performance.
The instability and poor conductivity of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are the main factors limiting its application in supercapacitors. In this paper, inspired by the bionic concept of plant conduction tissue, a unique hierarchical structure with Ni Co layered double hydroxide linked by carbon nanotubes (CNTs/Ni Co LDH) was designed and synthesized for the first time. Among them, the introduction of CNTs can not only transport electrons and ions into the interior of materials, but also can play a role in the connection when the materials break, just like lotus root silk. Furthermore, the phase transition from MOF to LDH can enhance the redox activity of the materials and thus improve the coulomb efficiency. When used as an electrode material, CNTs/Ni Co LDH composites had a superior specific capacitance of 1628 F g(-1) at 1 A g(-1), and had an enhanced rate capability. The assembled hybrid supercapacitor exhibited a competitive energy density of 38.89 Wh kg(-1) at power density of 800 W kg(-1), and had a remarkable cyclic stability with a specific capacitance retention of 99.379% for 10,00 0 cycles at 5 A g(-1). This bionic concept of plant conducting tissues can provide a new way to optimize the electrochemical performance of pure MOFs or metal hydroxide materials. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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