Non-noble-metal electrode materials with high durability and efficiency have become the frontiers of energy conversion and storage fields. However, conventional electrode materials often show high overpotential and low conductivity. To solve this problem, we fabricate a NiMo x Co 2−x layered double hydroxide (LDH)/Ni foam (NF) product through a facile hydrothermal route. The as-prepared NiMo-Co-LDH/NF catalyst possesses an overpotential of 123 mV for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at 10 mA cm −2 and 279 mV for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) at 20 mA cm −2. The as-obtained product exhibits excellent overall water splitting performances. Meanwhile, as the electrode material for supercapacitor, it delivers high specific capacitance and excellent cyclic performance. The asymmetric supercapacitor assembled with NiMoCo-LDH/NF//active carbon exhibits 93% of its initial capacity after 8000 cycles.
Recently, carboxylate metal‐organic framework (MOF) materials were reported to perform well as anode materials for lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs); however, the presumed lithium storage mechanism of MOFs is controversial. To gain insight into the mechanism of MOFs as anode materials for LIBs, a self‐supported Cu‐TCNQ (TCNQ: 7,7,8,8‐tetracyanoquinodimethane) film was fabricated via an in situ redox routine, and directly used as electrode for LIBs. The first discharge and charge specific capacities of the self‐supported Cu‐TCNQ electrode are 373.4 and 219.4 mAh g−1, respectively. After 500 cycles, the reversible specific capacity of Cu‐TCNQ reaches 280.9 mAh g−1 at a current density of 100 mA g−1. Mutually validated data reveal that the high capacity is ascribed to the multiple‐electron redox conversion of both metal ions and ligands, as well as the reversible insertion and desertion of Li+ ions into the benzene rings of ligands. This work raises the expectation for MOFs as electrode materials of LIBs by utilizing multiple active sites and provides new clues for designing improved electrode materials for LIBs.
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