Abstract
Porous cobalt sulfide (Co9S8) nanostructures with tunable morphology, but identical crystal phase and composition, have been directly nucleated over carbon fiber and evaluated as electrodes for asymmetric hybrid supercapacitors. As the morphology is changed from two-dimensional (2D) nanoflakes to 3D octahedra, dramatic changes in supercapacitor performance are observed. In three-electrode configuration, the binder-free Co9S82D nanoflake electrodes show a high specific capacitance of 1056 F g-1at 5 mV s-1vs. 88 F g-1for the 3D electrodes. As sulfides are known to have low operating potential, for the first time, asymmetric hybrid supercapacitors are constructed from Co9S8nanostructures and activated carbon (AC), providing an operation potential from 0 to 1.6 V. At a constant current density of 1 A g-1, the 2D Co9S8, nanoflake//AC asymmetric hybrid supercapacitor exhibits a gravimetric cell capacitance of 82.9 F g-1, which is much higher than that of an AC//AC symmetric capacitor (44.8 F g-1). Moreover, the asymmetric hybrid supercapacitor shows an excellent energy density of 31.4 W h kg-1at a power density of 200 W Kg-1and an excellent cycling stability with a capacitance retention of ∼90% after 5000 cycles. This journal is
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 16190-16198 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | J. Mater. Chem. A |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 38 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledgements: Research reported in this publication has been supported by King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST). Authors thank the 'Advanced Nanofabrication, Imaging and Characterization Laboratory' and 'Analytical Chemistry Laboratory' at KAUST. R. B. R. acknowledges the financial support from SABIC Post-Doctoral Fellowship.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- General Materials Science
- General Chemistry