Volume 7, Issue 3 2201353
Research Article

Achieving Ultrahigh Energy-Density Aqueous Supercapacitors via a Novel Acidic Radical Adsorption Capacity-Activation Mechanism in Ni(SeO3)/Metal Sulfide Heterostructure

Jinyue Song

Jinyue Song

Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, 266100 P. R. China

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Hongguang Fan

Hongguang Fan

Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, 266100 P. R. China

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Lichong Bai

Lichong Bai

Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, 266100 P. R. China

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Yanpeng Wang

Yanpeng Wang

Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, 266100 P. R. China

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Yongcheng Jin

Corresponding Author

Yongcheng Jin

Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, 266100 P. R. China

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

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Shuang Liu

Shuang Liu

Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, 266100 P. R. China

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Xiaohui Xie

Xiaohui Xie

Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, 266100 P. R. China

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Wansu Zheng

Wansu Zheng

Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, 266100 P. R. China

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Wei Liu

Corresponding Author

Wei Liu

Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, 266100 P. R. China

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

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First published: 18 January 2023
Citations: 5

Abstract

Transitional metal chalcogenide (TMC) is considered as one promising high-capacity electrode material for asymmetric supercapacitors. More evidence indicates that TMCs have the same charge storage mechanism as hydroxides, but the reason why TMC electrode materials always provide higher capacity is rare to insight. In this work, a NixCoyMnzS/Ni(SeO3) (NCMS/NSeO) heterostructure is prepared on Ni-plated carbon cloth, validating that both NCMS and NSeO can be transformed into hydroxides in electrochemical process as accompanying with the formation of SeO32- and SOx2− in confined spaces of NCMS/NSeO/Ni sandwich structure. Based on density functional theory calculation and experimental results, a novel space-confined acidic radical adsorption capacity-activation mechanism is proposed for the first time, which can nicely explain the capacity enhancement of NCMS/NSeO electrode materials. Thanks to the unique capacity enhancement mechanism and stable NCMS/NSeO/Ni sandwich structure, the optimized electrodes exhibit a high capacity of 536 mAh g−1 at 1 A g−1 and the impressive rate capability of 140.5 mAh g−1 at the amazing current density of 200 A g−1. The assembled asymmetric supercapacitor achieves an ultrahigh energy density of 141 Wh Kg−1 and an impressive high-rate capability and cyclability combination with 124% capacitance retention after 10 000 cycles at a large current density of 50 A g−1.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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