Issue 1, 2019

Dual carbon-modified nickel sulfide composites toward high-performance electrodes for supercapacitors

Abstract

Composites with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) modification or carbon-coated structures are usually constructed to enhance the electrochemical performance of electrode materials. Herein, we develop a sequential freeze-drying, calcination and sulfidation strategy to prepare dual carbon-modified nickel sulfide composites (Ni3S2@C/rGO). Owing to the ultrasmall particle size, stable structure and high electrical conductivity, the as-prepared composites exhibit enhanced performance with high specific capacitance (1023.44 F g−1 at a current density of 5 A g−1), good rate capability (848 F g−1 at a current density of 20 A g−1) and long-term cycling stability (70.1% retention over 5000 cycles) as electrode materials for supercapacitors. Moreover, the asymmetric supercapacitor displays a good cycle life and a superior energy density of 52.5 W h kg−1 at a power density of 750 W kg−1. The facile fabrication and excellent electrochemical performances of Ni3S2@C/rGO demonstrate that constructing dual carbon-modified composites is a promising strategy for high-performance electrode materials.

Graphical abstract: Dual carbon-modified nickel sulfide composites toward high-performance electrodes for supercapacitors

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
25 Sep 2018
Accepted
19 Nov 2018
First published
20 Nov 2018

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2019,6, 226-232

Dual carbon-modified nickel sulfide composites toward high-performance electrodes for supercapacitors

J. He, C. Guo, S. Zhou, Y. Zhao, Q. Wang, S. Yang, J. Yang and Q. Wang, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2019, 6, 226 DOI: 10.1039/C8QI01024B

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