Supercapacitors are considered to be a kind of promising
electronic
device and energy storage system for the new generation of electric
transportation, and they have received more and more attention for
their advantages. In this work, a polypyrrole-derived carbon layer
coated with NiCoMn layered double hydroxides (NCM-LDH) is directly
anchored on a Ni foam by applying a facile hydrothermal technique
combined with the moderate temperature carbonization treatment. Benefiting
from the structural merits and multiple electro-active components,
the as-prepared lamellar structured NF/NiCoMn-LDH@PPy-C (NCM@PPy-C
for short) demonstrates an enhanced pseudocapacitive performance of
about 3157.78 F g–1 at 1 A g–1. Meanwhile, its cyclic longevity is improved, and the cyclic efficiency
reaches up to 90.57% after 10000 cycles at 20 A g–1. The development of a ternary hybrid can be explained by (i) multiple
active sites, (ii) enhanced electron and ion transport, and (iii)
structural stability. Moreover, coupled with the active carbon negative
electrode, an assembled asymmetric supercapacitor, NF/NCM@PPy-C//AC,
exhibits high energy densities and power densities (53.55 Wh kg–1@448.3 W kg–1 and 25.65 Wh kg–1@2715.88 W kg–1) with 1.8 V as the
improved operating voltage, and awesome cycling life, retaining around
73% of its capacitance after 10000 cycles. This study presents an
approach for creating electrode materials for supercapacitors using
layered double hydroxides of transition metals.