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Hydrothermal synthesis of flower-like NiCo2-LDH/MXene-Ti3C2 composites for high-performance capacitors

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In this work, NiCo2-LDH/Ti3C2 composites have been grown directly on Ni foam using a one-step hydrothermal synthesis method. The combination of NiCo2-LDH nanosheets and MXene (Ti3C2) shows cooperative effect for supercapacitors with expressively enhanced electrochemical performances. The NiCo2-LDH/Ti3C2 electrode shows a relatively high areal capacity of 4.39 C cm−2 at 5 mA cm−2, even at 20 mA cm−2; the areal capacity retention is 77.5% (3.41 C cm−2). In addition, a solid-state hybrid supercapacitor of NiCo2-LDH/Ti3C2//AC is assembled by using the material as the positive electrode. The device presents a high energy density of 6.08 mW h cm−3 at a power density of 202.50 mW cm−3 and retains 81.63% of its initial capacity after 10,000 cycles.

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This study was funded by the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (2019-ZD-0080) and the Foundation of Liaoning Province Education Administration (LQ2020013).

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    Jiayue Tai, Shujia Ma, Yuli Song, Yao Zhang, Yanan Zhao, Lidong Wang, Shuhua Yao & Wenze Li

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Yanan Zhao’s role is writing, original draft, and investigation. Shujia Ma, Jiayue Tai, and Yuli Song’s role is carrying out measurements. Lidong Wang’s role is analysis of the data. Shuhua Yao and Wenze Li’s roles are experimental design.

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Tai, J., Ma, S., Song, Y. et al. Hydrothermal synthesis of flower-like NiCo2-LDH/MXene-Ti3C2 composites for high-performance capacitors. J Solid State Electrochem 27, 3307–3314 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-023-05609-4

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