Spiny Spherical Nickel-Cobalt Bimetallic Sulfide Nanocomposite for High-Energy-Density Pseudocapacitor

Multicomponent transition-metal sulfide is a potential electrode material for pseudocapacitors due to its excellent conductivity and high capacitance. Since the morphology and preparation method of electrode materials greatly affect the performance of capacitors, the development of novel structured multimetal sulfide is of great significance. Herein, we prepare Ni,Co-S materials by hydrothermal method and obtain diverse morphologies by changing the ratio of Ni, Co, and thiourea in the precursors. The Ni,Co-S exhibits optimum capacitance performance with a precursor mass ratio of 1:2:2 for Ni, Co, and thiourea. The discharge specific capacitances of Ni,Co-S at 1 and 20 A center dot g-1 in 6.0 mol center dot L-1 KOH are 1641 and 1406 F center dot g-1, respectively. In addition, the assembled asymmetric supercapacitor using Ni,Co-S and NPHTCK as bipolar shows a high energy density of 44.7 Wh center dot kg-1 at a power density of 800 W center dot kg-1.

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Multicomponent transition-metal sulfide, such as Ni,Co-S, is a promising electrode material for pseudocapacitors due to its excellent conductivity and high capacitance. In this study, diverse morphologies of Ni,Co-S materials were prepared by hydrothermal method with different ratios of Ni, Co, and thiourea. The Ni,Co-S with a precursor mass ratio of 1:2:2 showed the optimum capacitance performance. The assembled asymmetric supercapacitor using Ni,Co-S and NPHTCK as bipolar exhibited a high energy density of 44.7 Wh·kg-1 at a power density of 800 W·kg-1.