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Rational design of integrated high-performance flexible zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors based on electroactive biomass regulated graphene oxide

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All-in-one zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors constitute an indispensable part in adapting to the rapid development of flexible energy storage equipment. In this work, reduced graphene oxide/tannin (rGO/TA) complexes were used to make the flexible electrodes by vacuum assisted process. Tannin can reduce the agglomeration of reduced graphene oxide while providing additional pseudocapacitance, which leads to a large improvement in the electrochemical performance of the rGO/TA complex. At the same time, Mn2+ was added to the electrolyte to improve the energy storage capacity of Zn-ion hybrid supercapacitors (ZIHC). According to this reasonable design, the quasi-solid-state ZIHC assembled with an integrated electrode composed of rGO/TA cathode // Zn/EG anode has excellent electrochemical performance (the maximum capacity of 195.6 mAh g−1) and flexibility (the capacity is maintained at 97.3% after 5000 bends). In addition, this reliable method can also be used to manufacture ZIHC with other desired shapes to adapt it to wearable electronic devices. This work conceptually illustrates a methodology for designing and preparing integrated multifunctional wearable devices, and the prepared devices are characterized by compactness, ease of assembly, flexibility, and durability.

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This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Province (AB23075171, 2022GXNSFAA035597); the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22265007, 52263016); the Science and Technology Plan of Guilin (ZY20220101).

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  1. MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metal and Materials, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomedical Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China

    Zhengwei Liu, Tao Xue, Chao Yang & Limin Zang

  2. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Structural Materials and Carbon Neutralization, School of Materials and Environment, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Environmental-friendly Materials and New Technology for Carbon Neutralization, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning, 530105, China

    Qifan Liu

  3. Guangxi Transport Vocational and Technical College, Nanning, 530024, China

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  4. Guangxi Huazheng New Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Chongzuo, 532299, China

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Z. Liu: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing-Original Draft. T. Xue: Investigation, Methodology. Q. Liu: Writing-Review & Editing, Supervision. F. Qin: Methodology, Validation. M. He: Supervision, Funding acquisition, Project administration. C. Yang: Writing-Original Draft, Supervision, Funding acquisition, Project administration. L. Zang: Funding acquisition, Validation.

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Liu, Z., Xue, T., Liu, Q. et al. Rational design of integrated high-performance flexible zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors based on electroactive biomass regulated graphene oxide. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 35, 596 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-024-12363-4

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