High-performance rGO@CNTs@AgNbS nanocomposite electrode material for hybrid supercapacitor and electrochemical glucose sensor

Abstract

Due to its outstanding ability to store energy, the hybrid energy storage system known as the supercapattery has attained a lot of attention. These devices give extraordinary power and energy densities than supercapacitors and batteries. In this research, a hydrothermal method is used to synthesize a composite material with equal amounts of both components (a 50/50 weight ratio) of silver niobium sulfide and doped with rGO@CNT. Its potential is evaluated using a variety of electrochemical investigations, including galvanostatic charge-discharge and cyclic voltammetry measurements. The rGO@CNT@AgNbS is considered the most attractive material for electrodes based on the electrochemical analysis results, with a specific capacity of 2750 C/g. Additional investigations, including cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD), XRD, SEM, and a 15000-cycle stability test, are carried out to better understand this asymmetric device. The device displayed a significant energy density of 65 Wh/kg and a fantastic power density of 2229 W/kg. Besides, the composite devices are used as an electrochemical glucose sensor to detect glucose. The device showed an extraordinary sensitivity (greater than 95%) up to a small level of glucose. This study demonstrates the excellent achievement of composite rGO@CNT@AgNbS electrodes for supercapattery applications, with tremendous power and energy densities.