TY - JOUR
T1 - Improved supercapacitors by implanting ultra-long single-walled carbon nanotubes into manganese oxide domains
AU - Gong, Wei
AU - Fugetsu, Bunshi
AU - Li, Qiaojing
AU - Vipin, Adavan Kiliyankil
AU - Konishi, Tomoya
AU - Ueki, Takayuki
AU - Sakata, Ichiro
AU - Wang, Zhipeng
AU - Yu, Mingpeng
AU - Su, Lei
AU - Zhang, Xueji
AU - Terrones, Mauricio
AU - Endo, Morinobu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2020/12/15
Y1 - 2020/12/15
N2 - Ultra-long single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are implanted into thicker manganese oxide (MnO2) domains for enhancing the ultimate energy density of the MnO2 based supercapacitors. The implanted SWCNTs form a nano-meshed jungle-gym wherein the MnO2 domains are densely packed. Functioned as templates, MnO2 domains have been divided into nano-sized particles during the electrochemical deposition of the thicker MnO2 domains. Functioned as conductive paths, electrons transferred under lower resistances via the SWCNT networks during the charge/discharge. The ultimate thickness of the resultant SWCNT-MnO2, which is established on the cell-walls of nickel foams (NF; NF served as current collectors) can reach to 13.3 μm while the electrochemical performance of the SWCNT-MnO2@NF electrode remains excellent (1898 mF cm−2 capacitances; 101.9% specific capacitance retention ratios, after 10,000 times of charge/discharge). We also assembled asymmetric supercapacitor cells and obtained high energy densities (734.1 μWh cm−2) and high power densities (18.47 mW cm−2 at 277.1 μWh cm−2). Electrochemical data are analysed based on Dunn's method, new insights into the capacitive behaviours of the SWCNT-MnO2@NF are observed.
AB - Ultra-long single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are implanted into thicker manganese oxide (MnO2) domains for enhancing the ultimate energy density of the MnO2 based supercapacitors. The implanted SWCNTs form a nano-meshed jungle-gym wherein the MnO2 domains are densely packed. Functioned as templates, MnO2 domains have been divided into nano-sized particles during the electrochemical deposition of the thicker MnO2 domains. Functioned as conductive paths, electrons transferred under lower resistances via the SWCNT networks during the charge/discharge. The ultimate thickness of the resultant SWCNT-MnO2, which is established on the cell-walls of nickel foams (NF; NF served as current collectors) can reach to 13.3 μm while the electrochemical performance of the SWCNT-MnO2@NF electrode remains excellent (1898 mF cm−2 capacitances; 101.9% specific capacitance retention ratios, after 10,000 times of charge/discharge). We also assembled asymmetric supercapacitor cells and obtained high energy densities (734.1 μWh cm−2) and high power densities (18.47 mW cm−2 at 277.1 μWh cm−2). Electrochemical data are analysed based on Dunn's method, new insights into the capacitive behaviours of the SWCNT-MnO2@NF are observed.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.228795
DO - 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.228795
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85089950156
SN - 0378-7753
VL - 479
JO - Journal of Power Sources
JF - Journal of Power Sources
M1 - 228795
ER -