Abstract
Layered materials provide good electrochemical performance, but insufficient rate capability, which is the main issue in energy storage. Herein, we propose a facile synthesis of Co2(CO3)(OH)2 nanoflakes and polyhedron flowers supported on Ni foam, a novel binder-free electrode. Power law revealed that Co2(CO3)(OH)2 stores charge by a battery-type mechanism at the peak potential. The nanoflakes store more internal surface charge than the polyhedron-flower, which was confirmed via Trasatti plot. Benefiting from amorphous nanostructure, unique morphology and high surface area, the nanoflakes shows good performance. The areal capacitance (2111 mF cm−2), rate capability (80%), and energy density (0.152 mWh cm−2) are comparable to recent reports. The results suggest that the amorphous Co2(CO3)(OH)2 nanoflakes are a suitable cathode candidate for the supercapattery. The assembled supercapattery (ASC) provides high specific capacitance (91 F g−1), high energy density (26.22 Wh kg−1 at power density 828 W kg−1), and long cycle life (specific capacitance retention of 85% over 4000 cycles). The ASC device shows good potential in the field of energy storage devices.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1037-1044 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Electrochimica Acta |
Volume | 259 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 Jan 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was partially supported by Nano Material Technology Development Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning ( NRF-2017M3A7B4041987 ), the Priority Research Centers Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology , ( 2009-0093823 ) and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Grant funded by the Korean Government (MSIP) (No. 2015R1A5A1037668 ).
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Chemical Engineering(all)
- Electrochemistry