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  • Core–Shell Nitrogen‐Doped C...
    Liu, Tao; Zhang, Liuyang; You, Wei; Yu, Jiaguo

    Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), March 22, 2018, Volume: 14, Issue: 12
    Journal Article

    Co3O4/nitrogen‐doped carbon hollow spheres (Co3O4/NHCSs) with hierarchical structures are synthesized by virtue of a hydrothermal method and subsequent calcination treatment. NHCSs, as a hard template, can aid the generation of Co3O4 nanosheets on its surface; while SiO2 spheres, as a sacrificed‐template, can be dissolved in the process. The prepared Co3O4/NHCS composites are investigated as the electrode active material. This composite exhibits an enhanced performance than Co3O4 itself. A higher specific capacitance of 581 F g−1 at 1 A g−1 and a higher rate performance of 91.6% retention at 20 A g−1 are achieved, better than Co3O4 nanorods (318 F g−1 at 1 A g−1 and 67.1% retention at 20 A g−1). In addition, the composite is employed as a positive electrode to fabricate an asymmetric supercapacitor. The device can deliver a high energy density of 34.5 Wh kg−1 at the power density of 753 W kg−1 and display a desirable cycling stability. All of these attractive results make the unique hierarchical Co3O4/NHCS core–shell structure a promising electrode material for high‐performance supercapacitors. The Co3O4/N‐doped carbon hollow sphere (Co3O4/NHCS) with a core–shell structure, where Co3O4 nanosheets serve as the shell and NHCS as the core, has large surface area and hierarchical porous structure. The asymmetric supercapacitor assembled with Co3O4/NHCS as a positive electrode and activated carbon as a negative electrode exhibits an excellent electrochemical performance.