Issue 13, 2016

Realization of high performance flexible wire supercapacitors based on 3-dimensional NiCo2O4/Ni fibers

Abstract

The rapidly developing electronics industry is producing miniaturized electronic devices with flexible, portable and wearable characteristics, requiring high-performance miniature energy storage devices with flexible and light weight properties. Herein, we have successfully fabricated highly porous, binder free three-dimensional flower-like NiCo2O4/Ni nanostructures on Ni-wire as a fiber electrode for high-performance flexible fiber supercapacitors. Such a unique structure exhibited remarkable electrochemical performance with high capacitance (29.7 F cm−3 at 2.5 mA), excellent rate capability (97.5% retention at 20 mA), and super cycling stability (80% retention, even after 5000 cycles). The remarkable electrochemical performance is attributed to the large active area in the 3D porous architecture and direct contact between the active materials and 3D-Ni current collectors, which facilitate easy ionic/electronic transport. The symmetric fiber supercapacitor showed a gravimetric energy density of 2.18 W h kg−1 (0.21 mW h cm−3) and a power density of 21.6 W kg−1 (2.1 mW cm−3) with good flexibility and cycling performance, signifying potential applications in high-performance flexible energy storage devices. Further, performance in a self-powered system was demonstrated by charging these wire type NiCo2O4/Ni supercapacitors by serially wound DSSCs to drive commercial LEDs. These results suggest that the fabricated device has excellent potential as a power source for flexible, portable and wearable applications as well as self-powered systems.

Graphical abstract: Realization of high performance flexible wire supercapacitors based on 3-dimensional NiCo2O4/Ni fibers

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Dec 2015
Accepted
02 Mar 2016
First published
03 Mar 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016,4, 4718-4727

Realization of high performance flexible wire supercapacitors based on 3-dimensional NiCo2O4/Ni fibers

A. Ramadoss, K. Kang, H. Ahn, S. Kim, S. Ryu and J. Jang, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 4718 DOI: 10.1039/C5TA10781D

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