Journal
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
Volume 4, Issue 7, Pages 6531-6541Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.1c00557
Keywords
supercapacitors; transition-metal sulfides; formation mechanism; high mass loading; electrochemical performance; practical application
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [11674138]
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The study presents a Ni-Co-S material with hollow nanospheres covered by interconnected nanosheets, synthesized through an electro-deposition method. This material shows excellent rate performance, superior electrical conductivity, and outstanding cycling stability with nearly constant specific capacitance at high mass loading, enabling the assembly of an asymmetric supercapacitor with high energy density. The findings provide a promising route towards practical applications at practical levels of mass loading.
Although nanostructured Ni/Co sulfides have shown compelling evidence and outstanding characteristics when applied for energy storage, their practical applications still face a challenge due to the sluggish electronic and ionic transport at practical levels of mass loading. Herein, we report a Ni-Co-S material with a unique structure of hollow nanospheres covered by interconnected nanosheets synthesized through an electro-deposition method. By systematically investigating the effects of Ni and Co ions on the materials growth and capacitance contribution, we found that the optimal Ni-Co-S electrode simultaneously achieves a high mass loading (8.84 mg/cm(2)) and a nearly constant specific capacitance (640 F/g), exhibiting excellent rate capability, superior electrical conductivity, and outstanding cyclability (84% retention of capacitance). The asymmetric supercapacitor assembled with the optimal Ni-Co-S cathode and an active carbon anode delivers a high energy density. These achievements provide a promising route toward practical applications at practical levels of mass loading.
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