δ-MnO2 nanofiber/single-walled carbon nanotube hybrid film for all-solid-state flexible supercapacitors with high performance

delta-MnO2 ultralong nanofibres with smooth surface, good dispersion and a large length-to-width ratio were first controllably prepared by hydrothermally treating delta-MnO2 with low crystallinity at 150 degrees C for 20 h in 1 M NaOH. delta-MnO2 nanofiber/single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) hybrid film electrodes with excellent flexibility and high capacitance were obtained between the delta-MnO2 nanofibre and SWCNTs via a simple vacuum filtration method. The formed regular fibrous network structure and a synergistic effect between the SWCNTs and delta-MnO2 nanofiber make the delta-MnO2/SWCNT-15 hybrid film electrode show a larger areal specific capacitance of 964 mF cm(-2) at a current density of 1 mA cm(-2) and excellent capacity retention of 81% when the current density was increased from 1 to 10 mA cm(-2). By using delta-MnO2/SWCNT-15 film electrodes, a flexible all-solid-state delta-MnO2/SWCNT-15 hybrid supercapacitor was assembled by sandwiching the PVA-KOH solid-state electrolyte, which not only showed good flexibility and mechanical properties, but also gave a high energy density of 31.8 mW h cm(-2) at a power density of 0.815 mW cm(-2). delta-MnO2 nanofibre/SWCNTs hybrid film flexible supercapacitors have great potential in future portable and wearable electronic applications due to their excellent flexibility, high energy density, good cycle life and coulombic efficiency.