Issue 34, 2018

Highly flexible, foldable and stretchable Ni–Co layered double hydroxide/polyaniline/bacterial cellulose electrodes for high-performance all-solid-state supercapacitors

Abstract

A novel flexible nickel–cobalt layered double hydroxide/polyaniline/bacterial cellulose (NiCo-LDH/PANI/BC) electrode with both excellent electrochemical and mechanical performances is obtained through successively coating PANI and NiCo-LDH on BC. In addition to making the 3D open network (BC) conductive, the PANI layer also functions as a “nanoglue” to uniformly and robustly immobilize nanostructured NiCo-LDH onto the highly enlarged surface of PANI/BC nanofibers owing to its rough surface and hydrophilicity. Benefitting from the hierarchical structure with a 3D conductive network, unobstructed channels, numerous electroactive sites and induced synergistic effect, the NiCo-LDH/PANI/BC electrode shows excellent electrochemical performance in an aqueous electrolyte, exhibiting a high specific capacitance of 1690 F g−1 (761 C g−1) at 1 A g−1, enhanced rate capability (778 F g−1 or 350 C g−1 at 15 A g−1) and outstanding cycling stability (83.2% capacitance retention after 5000 cycles). Besides, the NiCo-LDH/PANI/BC also shows excellent foldability, high tensile strength (90.8 ± 4.9 MPa), high elongation at break (7.2 ± 0.7%) and outstanding electrochemical stability during bending and stretching. Moreover, a flexible all-solid-state supercapacitor is assembled with NiCo-LDH/PANI/BC as the positive electrode and N-doped carbonized BC/carbon cloth as the negative electrode, delivering a high energy density of 47.3 W h kg−1 at a power density of 828.9 W kg−1, and superior cycling stability (91.4% capacitance retention after 3000 cycles). Therefore, this work provides a new path for high-performance flexible energy storage devices and offers a new vision for uniformly and robustly assembling nanohybrids.

Graphical abstract: Highly flexible, foldable and stretchable Ni–Co layered double hydroxide/polyaniline/bacterial cellulose electrodes for high-performance all-solid-state supercapacitors

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
14 Jun 2018
Accepted
01 Aug 2018
First published
01 Aug 2018

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018,6, 16617-16626

Highly flexible, foldable and stretchable Ni–Co layered double hydroxide/polyaniline/bacterial cellulose electrodes for high-performance all-solid-state supercapacitors

H. Wu, Y. Zhang, W. Yuan, Y. Zhao, S. Luo, X. Yuan, L. Zheng and L. Cheng, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018, 6, 16617 DOI: 10.1039/C8TA05673K

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