An asymmetric supercapacitor with excellent cycling performance realized by hierarchical porous NiGa₂O₄ nanosheets

Rational design of the composition and electrochemically favorable structural configuration of electrode materials are highly required to develop high-performance supercapacitors. Here, we report our findings on the design of interconnected NiGa₂O₄ nanosheets as advanced cathode electrodes for supercapacitors. Rietveld refinement analysis demonstrates that the incorporation of Ga into NiO leads to a larger cubic lattice parameter that promotes faster charge-transfer kinetics, enabling significantly improved electrochemical performance. The NiGa₂O₄ electrode delivers a specific capacitance of 1508 F g^-1 at a current density of 1 A g^-1 with a capacitance retention of 63.7% at 20 A g^-1, together with excellent cycling stability after 10000 charge-discharge cycles (capacitance retention of 102.4%). An asymmetric supercapacitor device was assembled by using NiGa₂O₄ and Fe₂O₃ as cathode and anode electrodes, respectively. The ASC delivers a high energy density of 45.2 W h kg^-1 at a power density of 1600 W kg^-1 with exceptional cycling stability (94.3% cell capacitance retention after 10000 cycles). These results suggest that NiGa₂O₄ can serve as a new class cathode material for advanced electrochemical energy storage applications.