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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2016)

A Hybrid Electrode of Co3O4@PPy Core/Shell Nanosheet Arrays for High-Performance Supercapacitors

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-015-0069-x
Xiaojun Yang
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People’s Republic of China
Kaibing Xu
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People’s Republic of China
Rujia Zou
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People’s Republic of China
Junqing Hu
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Junqing Hu

hu.junqing@dhu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 8 No. 2 (2016), Article Number: 143-150

Abstract

Herein, combining solverthermal route and electrodeposition, we grew unique hybrid nanosheet arrays consisting of Co3O4 nanosheet as a core, PPy as a shell. Benefiting from the PPy as conducting polymer improving an electron transport rate as well as synergistic effects from such a core/shell structure, a hybrid electrode made of the Co3O4@PPy core/shell nanosheet arrays exhibits a large areal capacitance of 2.11 F cm−2 at the current density of 2 mA cm−2, a ~4-fold enhancement compared with the pristine Co3O4 electrode; furthermore, this hybrid electrode also displays good rate capability (~65 % retention of the initial capacitance from 2 to 20 mA cm−2) and superior cycling performance (~85.5 % capacitance retention after 5000 cycles). In addition, the equivalent series resistance value of the Co3O4@PPy hybrid electrode (0.238 Ω) is significantly lower than that of the pristine Co3O4 electrode (0.319 Ω). These results imply that the Co3O4@PPy hybrid composites have a potential for fabricating next-generation energy storage and conversion devices.

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Co3O4@PPy Core/shell nanosheet arrays Supercapacitors
Yang, Xiaojun, Kaibing Xu, Rujia Zou, and Junqing Hu. 2015. “A Hybrid Electrode of Co3O4@PPy Core/Shell Nanosheet Arrays for High-Performance Supercapacitors”. Nano-Micro Letters 8 (2):143-50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-015-0069-x.
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