Anion-Exchange Formation of Hollow NiCo2S4 Nanoboxes from Mesocrystalline Nickel Cobalt Carbonate Nanocubes towards Enhanced Pseudocapacitive Properties

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• 作者：Prof. Linrui Hou ; Hui Hua ; Ruiqi Bao ; Zhiyi Chen ; Chao Yang ; Siqi Zhu ; Dr. Gang Pang ; Prof. Liuniu Tong ; Prof. Changzhou Yuan and Prof. Xiaogang Zhang
• 刊名：ChemPlusChem
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：June 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：81
• 期：6
• 页码：557-563
• 全文大小：1687K
• ISSN：2192-6506

文摘

An efficient anion-exchange protocol was investigated for the controllable fabrication of hollow NiCo₂S₄ nanoboxes (NBs) from mesocrystalline nickel cobalt carbonate nanocubes as promising pseudocapacitive materials for electrochemical capacitors. The underlying processes of the formation of the hollow architecture were systematically investigated. Originating from the unique structural and compositional advantages, the resultant hollow NiCo₂S₄ NB electrode with a loading of 5 mg cm² delivered a large specific capacitance of 777 F g⁻¹ at a high rate of 4 A g⁻¹ in a three-electrode configuration with 6 pan class="smallCaps">mpan> KOH as electrolyte. Furthermore, an asymmetric device constructed with the hollow NBs and activated carbon (AC) as positive and negative electrodes, respectively, showed extraordinary supercapacitance within an electrochemically operating voltage window from 0.0 to 1.5 V. The unique AC//NiCo₂S₄ NB hybrid capacitor exhibited a large specific energy density (active mass normalized) of approximately 17.1 W h kg⁻¹ at a high power density of 2250 W kg⁻¹, and desirable cycling durability with approximately 75 % specific capacitance retention after 5000 consecutive cycles at a current rate of 2 A g⁻¹. These electrochemical investigations strongly indicated that the as-fabricated hollow NiCo₂S₄ NBs can be elegantly utilized as powerful candidates for advanced electrode platforms.