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  • Rational Design of Hierarch...
    Chen, Fangshuai; Ji, Shan; Liu, Quanbing; Wang, Hui; Liu, Hao; Brett, Dan J. L.; Wang, Guoxiu; Wang, Rongfang

    Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), July 5, 2018, Volume: 14, Issue: 27
    Journal Article

    Rational design and controllable synthesis of nanostructured materials with unique microstructure and excellent electrochemical performance for energy storage are crucially desired. In this paper, a facile method is reported for general synthesis of hierarchically core–shell structured Ni3S2@NiMoO4 nanowires (NWs) as a binder‐free electrode for asymmetric supercapacitors. Due to the intimate contact between Ni3S2 and NiMoO4, the hierarchical structured electrodes provide a promising unique structure for asymmetric supercapacitors. The as‐prepared binder‐free Ni3S2@NiMoO4 electrode can significantly improve the electrical conductivity between Ni3S2 and NiMoO4, and effectively avoid the aggregation of NiMoO4 nanosheets, which provide more active space for storing charge. The Ni3S2@NiMoO4 electrode presents a high areal capacity of 1327.3 µAh cm−2 and 67.8% retention of its initial capacity when current density increases from 2 to 40 mA cm−2. In a two‐electrode Ni3S2@NiMoO4//active carbon cell, the active materials deliver a high energy density of 121.5 Wh kg−1 at a power density of 2.285 kW kg−1 with excellent cycling stability. A facile method for general synthesis of core–shell structured Ni3S2@NiMoO4 nanowires as a binder‐free electrode for asymmetric supercapacitors is described in this study. Due to the intimate contact between the materials, core–shell structured Ni3S2@NiMoO4 binder‐free electrodes provide a promising target structure for energy storage.