Bimetallic
metal–organic frameworks (Bi-MOFs) have recently
attracted increasing interest for use as electrode materials in energy
storage devices due to their abundant active sites and porous structure.
Here, we report our work on the self-assembly of Ni-doped Co-MOF (CoNi
x
-MOF) spherical shell electrodes by CoNi
x
-MOF nanosheets via a facile solvothermal
process. At the optimized Ni doping value x = 0.5,
the CoNi0.5-MOF electrode exhibits a high capacitance of
663.6 F g–1 at a current density of 1 A g–1 and a capacity retention rate over 96% after 10 000 cycles.
Furthermore, the asymmetric solid-state supercapacitor (ASSC) constructed by using the CoNi0.5-MOF spherical shell
cathode and N-doped graphene anode exhibits a high energy density
of 23.44 Wh kg–1 at a power density of 350 W kg–1. The bimetallic Co, Ni and spherical shell structure
self-assembled by the CoNi0.5-MOF nanosheets has been indicated
to be very effective for providing a large number of active sites
and promoting the transport of electrolyte ions. The results have
shown great potential to promote the practical application of Bi-MOFs
in supercapacitors.
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