Issue 39, 2023

Enhancing supercapacitor performance using nanosheet-covered nanotube structures Co3S4/Ni0.96S@CNTs with carbon nanotubes as conductive substrates

Abstract

Transition metal sulfides have broad application prospects as supercapacitor electrode materials. However, their poor structural stability and conductivity hinder improvements in their electrochemical performance. Therefore, the introduction of highly conductive carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as sulfide growth substrates is considered to improve the microstructure and electrochemical performance of electrode materials. In this study, a highly conductive CNT solution was sprayed onto a nickel foam current collector, and Co3S4/Ni0.96S was successfully constructed on a CNT conductive substrate using a combination of hydrothermal and electrochemical deposition methods, forming a unique nanosheet-covered nanotube structure Co3S4/Ni0.96S@CNTs. The addition of an appropriate concentration of CNTs can not only serve as a substrate for the growth of Co3S4/Ni0.96S, but also effectively maintain the overall nanosheet structure. Thus, the Co3S4/Ni0.96S@CNTs (2-CSNS@CNTs) have a stable structure and a wide range of electrochemical reaction sites, ensuring excellent conductivity and cycling stability. The electrode material 2-CSNS@CNTs exhibited a specific capacity of 1427.05 C g−1 at 1 A g−1. Additionally, the asymmetric supercapacitor 2-CSNS@CNTs exhibited a high energy density of 53.76 W h kg−1 at 800 W kg−1 and a capacity retention rate of 68.5% at 10 A g−1 after 1000 cycles.

Graphical abstract: Enhancing supercapacitor performance using nanosheet-covered nanotube structures Co3S4/Ni0.96S@CNTs with carbon nanotubes as conductive substrates

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 Jun 2023
Accepted
23 Aug 2023
First published
22 Sep 2023

Dalton Trans., 2023,52, 14047-14053

Enhancing supercapacitor performance using nanosheet-covered nanotube structures Co3S4/Ni0.96S@CNTs with carbon nanotubes as conductive substrates

Y. Wang, S. Liu, X. Sun, W. He and Y. Zhang, Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 14047 DOI: 10.1039/D3DT01792C

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