Achieving high-capacity aqueous supercapacitors via anion-doped construction of dual redox centers in Ni x Co 1- x SeO 3

• Published in: Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP 2024-05, Vol.26 (21), p.15221-15231
• Main Authors: Li, Tao, Song, Jinyue, Fan, Hongguang, Wang, Yanpeng, Luo, Yusheng, Shao, Chenchen, Li, Qingping, Liu, Wei
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1463-9076; 1463-9084
• DOI: 10.1039/D4CP00454J

In asymmetric supercapacitors, transition metal selenates are promising electrodes, but their capacity are limited by a single redox center. To further enhance the performance of transition metal selenates, Ni Co SeO (NCSeO) doped with N and Cl was prepared on nickel-plated carbon cloth (NCSeO-NCl-NiCC). During electrochemical reactions, NCSeO can be converted to M(OH) (M = Ni/Co) and OH is replaced by N and Cl. Two redox centers, M(OH) /MOOH and M(OH) N /NO , are formed during charging and discharging, which is attributed to the increased capacity of the NCSeO-NCl-NiCC electrode. On NCSeO, the substitution of Cl facilitates the regulation of the electronic structure and enhances the stability of N-doping. The optimised electrode exhibits a high capacity of 417 mA h g at 1 A g and an impressive rate capability of 235 mA h g at 50 A g . Asymmetric supercapacitors with this design have an ultra-high energy density of 73.6 W h kg , as well as an excellent rate and cycling performance with a capacitance retention of 97.8% after 20 000 cycles at a current density of 20 A g .