Abstract2D ion‐intercalated metal oxides are emerging promising new electrodes for supercapacitors because of their unique layered structure as well as distinctive electronic properties. To facilitate their application, fundamental study of the charge storage mechanism is required. Herein, it is demonstrated that the application of in situ Raman spectroscopy and electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (EQCM‐D), provides a sufficient basis to elucidate the charge storage mechanism in a typical 2D cation‐intercalated manganese oxide (Na0.55Mn2O4·1.5H2O, abbreviated as NMO) in neutral and alkaline aqueous electrolytes. The results reveal that in neutral Na2SO4 electrolytes, NMO mainly displays a surface‐controlled pseudocapacitive behavior in the low potential region (0–0.8 V), but when the potential is higher than 0.8 V, an intercalation pseudocapacitive behavior becomes dominant. By contrast, NMO shows a battery‐like behavior associated with OH− ions in alkaline NaOH electrolyte. This study verifies that the charge storage mechanism of NMO strongly depends on the type of electrolyte, and even in the same electrolyte, different charging behaviors are revealed in different potential ranges which should be carefully taken into account when optimizing the use of the electrode materials in practical energy‐storage devices.
Highly dispersed polypyrrole nanowires are decorated on reduced graphene oxide sheets using a facile in situ synthesis route. The prepared composites exhibit high dispersibility, large effective surface area, and high electric conductivity. All-solid-state flexible supercapacitors are assembled based on the prepared composites, which show excellent electrochemical performances with a specific capacitance of 434.7 F g(-1) at a current density of 1 A g(-1). The as-fabricated supercapacitor also exhibits excellent cycling stability (88.1% capacitance retention after 5000 cycles) and exceptional mechanical flexibility. In addition, outstanding power and energy densities were obtained, demonstrating the significant potential of prepared material for flexible and portable energy storage devices.
Semiconductor
nanomaterials with controlled morphologies and architectures
are of critical importance for high-performance optoelectronic devices.
However, the fabrication of such nanomaterials on polymer-based flexible
electrodes is particularly challenging due to degradation of the flexible
electrodes at a high temperature. Here we report the fabrication of
nickel oxide nanopillar arrays (NiO
x
NaPAs)
on a flexible electrode by vapor deposition, which enables highly
efficient perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The NiO
x
NaPAs exhibit an enhanced light transmittance for light harvesting,
prohibit exciton recombination, promote irradiation-generated hole
transport and collection, and facilitate the formation of large perovskite
grains. These advantageous features result in a high efficiency of
20% and 17% for the rigid and flexible PSCs, respectively. Additionally,
the NaPAs show no cracking after 500 times of bending, consistent
with the mechanic simulation results. This robust fabrication opens
a new opportunity for the fabrication of a large area of high-performance
flexible optoelectronic devices.
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