Issue 8, 2020

One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of molybdenum nickel sulfide with graphene quantum dots as a novel conductive additive for enhanced supercapacitive performance

Abstract

We depict a facile as well as an economical one-step hydrothermal method, for the first time, to synthesize a hierarchical three-dimensional (3D) flower-like structure of molybdenum (Mo) particle decorated nickel sulfide and its composite with graphene quantum dots (GQDs) for high-performance supercapacitor applications. An optimum coupling of GQDs with Mo doped nickel sulfide (MNS-G) enhances the electrical conductivity further by creating more active sites and thus helps in modulating the electrochemical behavior of the composite. The prepared MNS-G-2.5 composite (2.5 wt% GQD) exhibits a superior specific capacitance of 2622 F g−1 at 1 A g−1 and shows an excellent coulombic efficiency of 92.2% after 10 000 cycles at a current density as high as 20 A g−1. The fabricated aqueous-based asymmetric supercapacitor device exhibits an excellent energy density of 38.9 W h kg−1 at a power density of 416.6 W kg−1 with an impressive capacitance retention and coulombic efficiency of 96.4% and 95.9%, respectively, after 10 000 charge–discharge cycles. These outstanding electrochemical properties of GQD- and molybdenum-incorporated nickel sulfide pave the way for the development of efficient electrode materials for practical supercapacitor applications.

Graphical abstract: One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of molybdenum nickel sulfide with graphene quantum dots as a novel conductive additive for enhanced supercapacitive performance

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Aug 2020
Accepted
15 Sep 2020
First published
16 Sep 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Mater. Adv., 2020,1, 2763-2772

One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of molybdenum nickel sulfide with graphene quantum dots as a novel conductive additive for enhanced supercapacitive performance

O. Sangabathula and C. S. Sharma, Mater. Adv., 2020, 1, 2763 DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00593B

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