Solvothermal Synthesis of Nickel–Aluminum Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheet Arrays on Nickel Foam as Binder-Free Electrodes for Supercapacitors

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Abstract

Well-defined nickel–aluminum layered double hydroxide (NiAl LDH) nanosheet arrays grown on conductive nickel foam (NF) have been prepared using a facile solvothermal method and further investigated as a binder-free electrode for high-performance supercapacitors. The NiAl LDH nanosheet arrays are grown uniformly on the skeleton of the NF with a high density. Vertically-aligned nanosheets are interconnected with each other, forming highly porous wall-like structure. The NF supported NiAl LDH nanosheet arrays provide rapid electron and ion pathway, large electroactive surface area, and great structural stability. This binder-free electrode exhibits a specific capacitance of 784.1 F g−1 at 1 A g−1 and 459.6 F g−1 at 10 A g−1, respectively. Furthermore, it displays great cycling performance with 70.2% capacitance retention after 5000 cycles. The results demonstrate that the NF supported NiAl LDH nanosheet arrays can be a promising binder-free electrode for energy storage systems.

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Solvothermal Nickel Aluminum Layer double hydroxide Supercapacitor 
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This work was supported by the Global Frontier hybrid Interface Materials (GFHIM) program of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (2013M3A6B1078874).

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.School of Materials Science and EngineeringPusan National UniversityBusanRepublic of Korea
  2. 2.Global Frontier R&D Center for Hybrid Interface MaterialsPusan National UniversityBusanRepublic of Korea

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