Coordination tuning electronic structure of host materials is a quite effective strategy for activating and improving the intrinsic properties. Herein, halogen anion (X−)-incorporated β-FeOOH (β-FeOOH(X), X = F−, Cl−, and Br−) was investigated with a spontaneous adsorption process, which realized a great improvement of supercapacitor performances by adjusting the coordination geometry. Experiments coupled with theoretical calculations demonstrated that the change of Fe–O bond length and structural distortion of β-FeOOH, which is rooted in halogen ions embedment, led to the relatively narrow band gap. Because of the strong electronegativity of X−, the Fe element in β-FeOOH(X)s presented the unexpected high valence state (3 + δ), which is facilitating to adsorb SO32− species. Consequently, the designed β-FeOOH(X)s exhibited the good electric conductivity and enhanced the contact between electrode and electrolyte. When used as a negative electrode, the β-FeOOH(F) showed the excellent specific capacity of 391.9 F g−1 at 1 A g−1 current density, almost tenfold improvement compared with initial β-FeOOH, with the superior rate capacity and cyclic stability. This combinational design principle of electronic structure and electrochemical performances provides a promising way to develop advanced electrode materials for supercapacitor.
The construction of advanced electrode
materials with well-connected
channels and a satisfactory specific surface area for energy storage
techniques, such as supercapacitors, is promising but still challenging.
Herein, applying the copper Prussian blue analogue (CuFe-PBA) as the
precursor, a polygonal prism-like CuS was synthesized through a grinding
method at ambient temperature. The reaction between CuFe-PBA and Na2S led to the substitution of S2– for [Fe(CN)6]3–, and then, CuS was obtained. Benefitting
from the porous precursor, the increased electrochemically active
surface area enabled CuS to fully expose the electrochemically active
sites and facilitated the effective contact between them and the electrolyte.
Moreover, the energy storage mechanism was investigated based on ex
situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results demonstrated that
both the copper and sulfur in CuS are electrochemically active sites,
contributing to the distinguished specific capacitance. When used
as a negative electrode, the as-fabricated CuS showed the excellent
specific capacitance of 1850 F g–1 at 1 A g–1. Then, a quasi-solid-state asymmetry supercapacitor
was assembled with CuS as the negative electrode and CuFe-PBA as the
positive electrode, possessing an energy density of 56.01 W h kg–1 at a power density of 250.05 W kg–1. Furthermore, the capacitance retention of the asymmetry supercapacitor
after 5000 cycles is 83.3%, showing good cycle stability. This work
provides an effective strategy toward the design of CuS negative electrode
materials with continuously connected channels and outstanding electrochemical
properties for energy storage applications.
Heterostructure construction and heteroatom modification are considered as effective approaches to modulate the electronic structure and boost the energy storage activity of electrode materials. Herein, oxygen-modified CuS/Mn 3 O 4 (O-CuS/Mn 3 O 4 ) heterogeneous nanoflakes with abundant defects are fabricated by solid-state grinding followed by NaBH 4 treatment (NBHT) at room temperature using MnCu Prussian blue analogue (MnCu-PBA) as the precursor. During the NBHT, a portion of the sulfur atoms in CuS is removed, and the remaining sites in the lattice are occupied by oxygen in the water, resulting in an oxygen modification. Experimental results and theoretical calculations confirm that heterojunction, defect, and oxygen modification not only greatly facilitate the adsorption of OH − on the surface of the electrode material but also endow improved electrical conductivity, wettability, specific surface area, and active sites. Benefiting from these advantages, O-CuS/Mn 3 O 4 exhibits an excellent specific capacitance of 1307 F g −1 at 1 A g −1 . Moreover, the solid-state asymmetric supercapacitor with O-CuS/Mn 3 O 4 and MnO 2 (O-CuS/Mn 3 O 4 //MnO 2 ) shows an outstanding energy density of 34.4 Wh kg −1 at 800.1 W•kg −1 and cyclic stability with 85.7% capacitance retention after 5000 cycles at 6 A g −1 . Our work highlights the integration of heterojunction and oxygen modification to fabricate and optimize the energy storage electrode materials.
In
our work, a Cu9S5/Fe2O3 composite with nanosphere morphology is prepared by an efficient
one-pot solvothermal selective sulfurization. The structure investigation
confirms that there is uneven charge distribution at the interfaces
of Cu9S5 and Fe2O3. Furthermore,
the corresponding electrochemical measurements reveal the detailed
redox kinetics process about Cu2+/Cu+, Fe3+/Fe2+, and (S2)−/S2–. When the obtained Cu9S5/Fe2O3 composite is used as a negative electrode, it
exhibits a high specific capacity (348.2 mA h g–1 at 1 A g–1) with good rate capability. Moreover,
a hybrid capacitor (HCP) assembled with Cu9S5/Fe2O3 as negative and Ni–Co hydroxide/Cu(OH)2/CF as positive electrodes, respectively, shows a high energy
density with a corresponding high power density (64.54 W h kg–1 at 757.81 W kg–1) and a high specific
capacitance (47 mA h g–1 at 1 A g–1) with a capacity retention of 45.68% (21.5 mA h g–1) even at 20 A g–1 in a solid-state gel electrolyte. Thus, a facial fabricated
anode material with outstanding electrochemical properties for HCPs
is provided.
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