Issue 113, 2016, Issue in Progress

Facile preparation of CoNi2S4@NiSe nano arrays on compressed nickel foam for high performance flexible supercapacitors

Abstract

CoNi2S4@NiSe nano arrays with hierarchical structure are in situ prepared on compressed nickel foam for a high performance flexible supercapacitor by a three-step solution-based method which involves a one-step solvothermal process and a two-step hydrothermal process. During the preparation process, the nickel foam serves not only as a support but also as the nickel source for NiSe nanorods, which is beneficial for improving the electronic conductivity and reducing the contact resistant of the active materials/current collector. The CoNi2S4@NiSe nano arrays with ample active sites and porous structure contribute to increasing the electrochemical performance. The flexible supercapacitor based on CoNi2S4@NiSe nano arrays was prepared, which exhibits a high areal capacitance of 312.95 mF cm−2 at a scan rate of 5 mV s−1 and good cycling stability with 97.59% capacitance retention after 1000 cycles. Meanwhile, it also exhibits excellent electrochemical stability which can maintain great capacitive performance even in the bending state. Therefore, the CoNi2S4@NiSe nano arrays with hierarchical structure on the compressed nickel foam could be a promising electrode material for high performance flexible supercapacitors.

Graphical abstract: Facile preparation of CoNi2S4@NiSe nano arrays on compressed nickel foam for high performance flexible supercapacitors

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Aug 2016
Accepted
18 Nov 2016
First published
21 Nov 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 112307-112316

Facile preparation of CoNi2S4@NiSe nano arrays on compressed nickel foam for high performance flexible supercapacitors

Z. Tang, C. Jia, Z. Wan, Q. Zhou, X. Ye and Y. Zhu, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 112307 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA20871A

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