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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2017)

3D Hierarchical Co–Al Layered Double Hydroxides with Long-Term Stabilities and High Rate Performances in Supercapacitors

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-016-0121-5
Jiantao Zai
Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Yuanyuan Liu
Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Xiaomin Li
Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Zi-feng Ma
Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Rongrong Qi
Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Xuefeng Qian
Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Xuefeng Qian

xfqian@sjtu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 9 No. 2 (2017), Article Number: 21

Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) flower-like Co–Al layered double hydroxide (Co–Al-LDH) architectures composed of atomically thin nanosheets were successfully synthesized via a hydrothermal method in a mixed solvent of water and butyl alcohol. Owing to the unique hierarchical structure and modification by butyl alcohol, the electrochemical stability and the charge/mass transport of the Co–Al-LDHs was improved. When used in supercapacitors, the obtained Co–Al-LDHs deliver a high specific capacitance of 838 F g−1 at a current density of 1 A g−1 and excellent rate performance (753 F g−1 at 30 A g−1 and 677 F g−1 at 100 A g−1), as well as excellent cycling stability with 95% retention of the initial capacitance even after 20,000 cycles at a current density of 5 A g−1. This work provides a promising alternative strategy to enhance the electrochemical properties of supercapacitors.


Highlights:


1 3D Flower-like Co–Al layered double hydroxides (Co–Al-LDHs) built up of atomically thin nanosheets were successfully synthesized via a hydrothermal method in a mixed solvent of water and butyl alcohol.
2 Owing to the unique hierarchical structure and modification by butyl alcohol, the electrochemical stability and the charge/mass transport of the Co–Al-LDHs was improved, therefore leading to high specific capacitance, excellent rate performance and good cycling stability in supercapacitors.

Keywords

Co–Al layered double hydroxides (Co–Al-LDHs) Nanosheets 3D hierarchical architectures Butyl alcohol Supercapacitors
Zai, Jiantao, Yuanyuan Liu, Xiaomin Li, Zi-feng Ma, Rongrong Qi, and Xuefeng Qian. 2016. “3D Hierarchical Co–Al Layered Double Hydroxides With Long-Term Stabilities and High Rate Performances in Supercapacitors”. Nano-Micro Letters 9 (2):21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-016-0121-5.
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