摘要
Nanowire Na0.35MnO2 was prepared by a simple and low energy consumption hydrothermal method; its electrochemical performance as a cathode material for aqueous asymmetric supercapacitors in Na2SO4 solution was investigated. Due to the nanowire structure its capacitance (157聽F聽g鈭?) is much higher than that of the rod-like Na0.95MnO2 (92聽F聽g鈭?) from solid phase reaction although its sodium content is lower. When it is assembled into an asymmetric aqueous supercapacitor using activated carbon as the counter electrode and aqueous 0.5聽mol聽L鈭? Na2SO4 electrolyte solution, the nanowire Na0.35MnO2 shows an energy density of 42.6聽Wh聽kg鈭? at a power density of 129.8聽W聽kg鈭? based on the total weight of the two聽electrode material, higher than those for the rod-like Na0.95MnO2, with an energy density of 27.3聽Wh聽kg鈭? at a power density of 74.8聽W聽kg鈭?, and that of LiMn2O4. The new material presents excellent cycling behavior even when dissolved oxygen is not removed from the electrolyte solution. The results hold great promise for practical applications of this cathode material since sodium is much cheaper than lithium and its natural resources are rich.