Journal
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 116, Issue -, Pages 129-136Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.10.092
Keywords
Electrochemical doping; Hydrogenation; TiO2 nanotubes; Supercapacitor
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51102271, 51077072, 61171043, 11174308]
- Science & Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality [10DZ1210300]
- Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai [11ZR1436300]
- Shanghai Rising-Star Program [11QA1406400]
- Shanghai Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau [2011033]
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Although one-dimensional anodic TiO2 nanotube arrays have shown promise as supercapacitor electrode materials, their poor electronic conductivity embarrasses the practical applications. Here, we develop a simple electrochemical doping method to significantly improve the electronic conductivity and the electrochemical performances of TiO2 nanotube electrodes. These TiO2 nanotube electrodes treated by the electrochemical hydrogenation doping (TiO2-H) exhibit a very high average specific capacitance of 20.08 mF cm(-2) at a current density of 0.05 mA cm(-2), 20 times more than the pristine TiO2 nanotube electrodes. The improved electrochemical performances can be attributed to ultrahigh conductivity of TiO2-H due to the introduction of interstitial hydrogen ions and oxygen vacancies by the doping. The supercapacitor device assembled by the doped electrodes delivers a specific capacitance of 5.42 mF cm(-2) and power density of 27.66 mW cm(-2), on average, at the current density of 0.05 mA cm(-2). The device also shows an outstanding rate capability with 60% specific capacitance retained when the current density increases from 0.05 to 4.00 mA cm(-2). More interestingly, the electrochemical performances of the supercapacitor after cycling can be recovered by the same doping process. This strategy boosts the performances of the supercapacitor, especially cycling stability. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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