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Silver sulfide nanosheets: a proficient electrode material for energy storage

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The present work emphasizes the fabrication of pioneering electrodes (α-Ag2S, silver sulfide) for high-performance supercapacitors via simple chemistry approach. α-Ag2S nanomaterials prepared in the present study exhibited a unique morphology with highlighting electrochemical features. When tested as an electrode material in three-cell configuration, α-Ag2S electrode shows excellent rate performance (286.2 C g−1 at a scan rate of 2 mV s−1) with superior cycle life (~91% capacity retention after 10,000 cycles) and possesses a meager charge transfer resistance (0.35 Ω). Also, an asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC, Ag2S//6 M KOH//graphene) was designed using polypropylene as separator. The fabricated ASC could be capable of retaining 80.0% of initial capacitance over 7500 continuous charge/discharge cycles at a practical specific current of 40 A g−1. Such enduring qualities will create a fresh pathway for innovative electrodes in the SC market.

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Manohara Babu, I., Rathinamala, I. Silver sulfide nanosheets: a proficient electrode material for energy storage. Ionics 29, 4617–4627 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-023-05202-9

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