Carbon Nanotube@Nickel Hydroxide Nanosheets Core-Shell Nanostructures Enabling Thermally Assisted 3D-Printed Solid-State Microsupercapacitors

Microsupercapacitors have picked up a remarkable reputation as prospective micropower sources for compact electronics. Unfortunately, the fabricating complexity of electrode structures and preparing sophistication of electrode materials have prevented their practical deployment. Herein, a one-step low-temperature precipitation method is applied to straightforwardly self-assemble porous Ni(OH)(2) nanosheets on the surface of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) surface beneath electrostatic interaction. The developed core-shell 1D CNTs@Ni(OH)(2) nanosheets nanostructures exhibit high electron and ion conductivity, a sign of excellent energy storage capability. In this vein, a thermally assisted 3D printing process is intelligently regulated to enable the fabrication of 3D interdigital electrodes from as-obtained materials. The ultimate solid-state microsupercapacitors of CNTs@Ni(OH)(2) nanosheets core-shell nanostructures in this way exhibit excellent cycle stability and offer an exceptional areal capacitance of 39.6 mF cm(-2), approximately a size of or two higher than that of C-based partners. A strong foundation for high-quality microsupercapacitors is laid by the high specific capacity of CNTs@Ni(OH)(2) nanosheets core-shell nanostructures and the ability to fabricate 3D interdigital electrodes using a thermally assisted 3D printing process.

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This study develops a simplified method for fabricating microsupercapacitors with excellent energy storage performance and cycle stability. Porous Ni(OH)2 nanosheets are directly self-assembled on the surface of carbon nanotubes using a low-temperature precipitation method. The materials obtained are then used to fabricate 3D interdigital electrodes using a thermally assisted 3D printing process. The resulting microsupercapacitors exhibit high electron and ion conductivity, indicating superior energy storage capability.