Engineering the grain boundary: a promising strategy to configure NiCoP<sub>4</sub>O<sub>12</sub>/NiCoP nanowire arrays for ultra-stable supercapacitor

doi:10.1007/s11705-021-2132-0

Front. Chem. Sci. Eng.

2022, Vol. 16

Issue (8) : 1259-1267 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-021-2132-0

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Engineering the grain boundary: a promising strategy to configure NiCoP₄O₁₂/NiCoP nanowire arrays for ultra-stable supercapacitor

Mengqi Cui¹, Zining Wang¹, Yuanye Jiang¹, Hui Wang^1,²(

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¹. State Key Laboratory Base for Eco-Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
². Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Electronic Functional Materials and Devices, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516001, China

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Abstract

NiCoP₄O₁₂/NiCoP nanorod-like arrays with tunable grain boundary density and pores were synthesized by the processes composed of hydrothermal and pyrolysis, in which, the electron structure of Ni and Co atoms characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was contemporaneous inverse manipulated. The optimized NiCoP₄O₁₂/NiCoP arrays have a high specific capacitance of 507.8 μAh∙cm^–2 at 1 mA∙cm^–2, and good rate ability of 64.7% retention at 30-folds increased current density. Importantly, an ultra-stable ability, 88.5% of retention after 10000 cycles, was achieved in an asymmetric cell assembled of the NiCoP₄O₁₂/NiCoP arrays with activated carbon. In addition, the energy and power densities of an asymmetric cell were higher than those of other work, demonstrating as-prepared NiCoP₄O₁₂/NiCoP arrays are promising electrodes for supercapacitors.

Keywords NiCo array electrode grain boundary stability supercapacitor

Corresponding Author(s): Hui Wang

Online First Date: 25 February 2022 Issue Date: 02 August 2022

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Mengqi Cui,Zining Wang,Yuanye Jiang, et al. Engineering the grain boundary: a promising strategy to configure NiCoP₄O₁₂/NiCoP nanowire arrays for ultra-stable supercapacitor[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2022, 16(8): 1259-1267.

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Fig.1 (a) XRD pattern; (b, c) SEM images; (d–f) TEM images; (g) EDX; (h–l) STEM image and the element mapping of Ni, Co, P and O of NiCoP₄O₁₂/NiCoP-10.

Fig.2 (a) SEM, TEM patterns of the NiCoP₄O₁₂/NiCoP-X (X= 0 (a, d), 5 (b, e), 20 (c, f)) samples; (g) XRD patterns; (h) the average crystalline size; (i) specific surface area diagram of the NiCoP₄O₁₂/NiCoP-X samples indicated by the phosphating time.

Fig.3 (a) CV curves of all the NiCoP₄O₁₂/NiCoP samples at 5 mV·s⁻¹; (b) CV curves of NiCoP₄O₁₂/NiCoP-10 sample at various scan rates; (c) power law dependence of current on sweep rate; (d) galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD) curves of all the NiCoP₄O₁₂/NiCoP samples at 1 mA?cm^–2; (e) GCD curves of NiCoP₄O₁₂/NiCoP-10 at different current densities; (f) area specific capacitance vs. current density for all the NiCoP₄O₁₂/NiCoP samples.

Fig.4 (a) CV curves of activated carbon anode and NiCoP₄O₁₂/NiCoP-10; (b) CV curves of ASC measured at different operating voltages at 20 mV?s^–1; (c) CV curves of ASC at different scan rates from 10 to 100 mV?s^–1; (d) GCD curves of ASC at different current densities; (e) cycling stability of ASC at 20 mA?cm^–2; (f) energy density vs. power density of NiCoP₄O₁₂/NiCoP-10//AC cell, compared with other studies; (g) red light-emitting diode (LED) powered by two series-connected coin cells after different illumination times.

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