Design of an Internal/External Bicontinuous Conductive Network for High-Performance Asymmetrical Supercapacitors

High-energy density supercapacitors have attracted extensive attention due to their electrode structure design. A synergistic effect related to core–shell structure can improve the energy storage capacity and power density of electrode materials. The Ni-foam (NF) substrate coupled with polypyrrole (...

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Main Authors: Anran Shi, Xiumei Song, Lei Wei, Huiyuan Ma, Haijun Pang, Weiwei Li, Xiaowei Liu, Lichao Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/23/8168
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Summary:High-energy density supercapacitors have attracted extensive attention due to their electrode structure design. A synergistic effect related to core–shell structure can improve the energy storage capacity and power density of electrode materials. The Ni-foam (NF) substrate coupled with polypyrrole (PPy) conductive coating can serve as an internal/external bicontinuous conductive network. In this work, the distinctive PPy@FeNi<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub>@NF and PPy@NiCo<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub>@NF materials were prepared by a simple two-step hydrothermal synthesis with a subsequent in situ polymerization method. PPy@FeNi<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub>@NF and PPy@NiCo<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub>@NF could deliver ultrahigh specific capacitances of 3870.3 and 5771.4 F·g<sup>−1</sup> at 1 A·g<sup>−1</sup> and marvelous cycling capability performances of 81.39% and 93.02% after 5000 cycles. The asymmetric supercapacitors composed of the prepared materials provided a high-energy density of over 47.2 Wh·kg<sup>−1</sup> at 699.9 W·kg<sup>−1</sup> power density and 67.11 Wh·kg<sup>−1</sup> at 800 W·kg<sup>−1</sup> power density. Therefore, the self-assembled core–shell structure can effectively improve the electrochemical performance and will have an effective service in advanced energy-storage devices.
ISSN:1420-3049