In recent years, electrochemical supercapacitors are
expected to
represent the future of energy storage device technology. Specifically,
the excellent electrochemical performance with long cycle life, high
energy, and power density is considered an essential criterion for
commercial applications. Herein, we constructed a novel composite
of neodymium cobalt oxide-encapsulated graphene oxide nanocomposite
(NCO/GO) via a simple and robust method for a symmetric supercapacitor
(SSC) device. The prepared samples were securitized by X-ray diffraction,
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman, X-ray photoelectron
spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution
transmission electron microscopy, and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller
analysis. The as-synthesized NCO/GO is deposited on nickel foam (NF)
and used as a supercapacitor electrode (NCO/GO/NF), which exhibits
superior specific capacitance (C
s) of
1080.92 F g–1 at 1 A g–1 and fantastic
cycling life with ∼89.42% retention after 10,000 cycles at
10 A g–1 in 1.0 M KOH aqueous electrolyte. A tremendous
electrochemical performance of the hybrid nanocomposite electrode
is obtained from the good redox activity and synergistic effects of
the NCO spherical-like nanoparticles combined with the GO nanosheets.
Furthermore, the assembled SSC device delivers significantly enhanced
power density (932.93 Wh kg–1) and energy density
(210.42 mWh kg–1). Moreover, the SSCs exhibit excellent
cycling stability with ∼82.19% capacity retaining over 10,000
charge/discharge cycles. Remarkably, a 1.8 V red light-emitting diode
(LED) can be lit up for more than 10 min by series connection SSCs.
Thus, the obtained results indicated that the NCO/GO/NF//NCO/GO/NF
symmetric device has a robust and cost-effective electrode material
for high-performance supercapacitor systems.