Summary
Two‐dimensional material MXenes owing to their hydrophilic nature, surface termination, and high conductivity can be used in the energy storage device as an anode material. However, poor ion transfer and less available intercalating sites due to self‐stacking of MXene sheets prevent comprehensive utilization of their electrochemical properties. To resolve this problem, a facile method is introduced in this paper to disperse MXene sheets onto reduced graphene oxide sheets to form a porous structure by enhancing electrostatic interactions between two components, which can facilitate ion movement and provide access of ions to more intercalating sites. This hybrid material delivered a capacity of 357 mAh g−1 at 0.05 A g−1 as anode in case of lithium‐ion batteries. Furthermore, the hybrid material showed exceptional stability even after 1000 cycles at 1 A g−1. Current work offers an easy approach for the synthesis of high‐performance niobium carbide‐based hybrid energy storage materials.
Co3O4 nanoparticles with smaller particle
size can expose more active sites to react with electrolytes, thereby
exhibiting better supercapacitive performance. However, the size of
Co3O4 nanoparticles is difficult to be effectively
controlled in traditional carbon matrices. Herein, P, N-codoped carbon
matrices with ultrahigh surface area and abundant nanocavities are
used as a novel host to confine the growth of Co3O4 nanoparticles. The
Co3O4/carbon composites with high redox activities
of Co3O4 are successfully obtained, in which
Co3O4 nanoparticles are strongly anchored in
the carbon matrices, resulting in the enhancement of the composites’
capacitive performance (1310 F g–1 at 0.5 A g–1). Meanwhile, the strong anchoring effect of the carbon
host on Co3O4 nanoparticles because of the rich
doping elements and the confinement effect of the nanocavities ensure
long-term stability (92% capacitance retention after 5000 cycles).
Furthermore, the assembled asymmetric supercapacitor using this composite
as the cathode material and activated carbon as the anode material
delivers a high energy density of 47.18 W h kg–1 at 375 W kg–1.
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