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Assembly of Co3S4 nanoporous structure on Ni foam for binder-free high-performance supercapacitor electrode

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A facile method was proposed to synthesize a Co3S4-based binder-free electrode (Co3S4/Ni foam) in an aqueous solution containing 1-thioglycerol, cobalt nitrate, and sodium thiosulfate at 60 ℃, followed by calcination at 400 ℃. The Co3S4 membrane on Ni foam consists of spherical and elliptical nanoparticles, which were characterized with scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The electrochemical investigation of the Co3S4/Ni foam electrode with cyclic voltammetry (CV) and galvanostatic charge/discharge (GCD) exhibits high areal capacitance (7.32 F cm−2 at 10 mA cm−2) and ultra-long cycling life (capacitance retention of 75% after 5000 charge/discharge cycles). The asymmetric supercapacitor device (ASC) assembled with Co3S4/Ni foam and activated carbon (AC) as positive and negative electrodes presents excellent electrochemical performances, suggesting the great application prospect of Co3S4/Ni foam.

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Yang, Y.J., Chen, S., Jiang, C. et al. Assembly of Co3S4 nanoporous structure on Ni foam for binder-free high-performance supercapacitor electrode. J Solid State Electrochem 27, 1107–1118 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-023-05413-0

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