Abstract
Zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors (ZHSs) are highly desirable for large-scale energy storage applications owing to the merits of high safety, low cost and ultra-long cycle life. The poor rate performance of cathodes, however, severely hinders their application. Herein, aqueous ZHSs with superior performance were fabricated by employing a series of ultrathin carbon nanobelts modified with B, N, O (CPTHB-Bx). The heteroatom doping can significantly modify the chemical behaviors of carbon frameworks, which could generate numerous active sites and accelerate the charge transport. The systematic investigation reveals that the B–N groups are active species for fast Zn-ion adsorption and desorption. As a result, the best-performed CPTHB-B2 exhibits an excellent electrochemical performance as cathodes in ZHSs, delivering a high specific capacitance of 415.3 F g−1 at 0.5 A g−1, a record high capacitance retention of 81% when increasing the current densities from 0.5 to 100 A g−1, an outstanding energy density of 131.9 W h kg−1 and an exceptionally high power density of 42.1 kW kg−1. Our work provides a new cathode design for ultrafast charging Zn-ion storage devices.
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摘要
锌离子混合超级电容器(ZHSs)由于其具有较高安全性, 较低成本和超长寿命等优点, 适合应用于大型储能设备. 然而, 目前阴极材料的倍率性能较差, 严重阻碍了ZHSs的发展. 基于此, 本文设计合成了一系列自组装杂原子掺杂(B,N,O)碳纳米带CPTHB-Bx, 作为ZHSs的阴极材料. 杂原子掺杂可以显著改善碳骨架的化学特性, 产生更多的活性位点, 并加速电荷传输. 除此之外, 本文还证明了B–N基团是快速吸附和脱附锌离子的主要活性位点. 以CPTHB-B2作为阴极的ZHSs表现出最优异的电化学性能, 在0.5 A g−1电流密度下, 比电容高达415.3 F g−1, 当电流密度从0.5 增大到100 A g−1时, 比电容保留率高达81%, 能量密度为131.9 W h kg−1, 功率密度为42.1 kW kg−1. 此研究为超快速锌离子存储材料提供了新的设计思路.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51873198), the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC, EP/V027433/1), and the Royal Society (RGSR1211080).
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Author contributions Li Y, Huang J, and He G performed the experiments and wrote the article. Kang L, Tian Z, Lai F, Brett DJL and Liu T helped to analyze the data and conceive the framework of this paper. All the authors commented on the final paper.
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Yuying Li received her MSc degree from Zhengzhou University in 2021 and she is currently a PhD candidate at the Southeast University. Her research interest mainly focuses on the advanced electrode materials and charge storage mechanism for ZIBs and ZHSs.
Jiajia Huang received his PhD degree in polymeric chemistry and physics from Sun Yat-Sen University in 2014. Currently, he is an associate professor at the School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University. His research focuses on functional polymers and carbon-based materials and their applications in adsorption separation of metal ions and electrochemical energy storage.
Guanjie He is an associate professor in materials chemistry, leader for the Advanced Functional Materials Research Group, University of Lincoln and an Honorary Lecturer of the University College London (UCL). Dr. He received his PhD in 2018 from the Department of Chemistry, UCL. His research focuses on materials for electrochemical energy storage and conversion applications, especially electrode materials in aqueous electrolyte systems.
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Li, Y., Huang, J., Kang, L. et al. Self-assembled carbon nanoribbons with the heteroatom doping used as ultrafast charging cathodes in zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors. Sci. China Mater. 65, 1495–1502 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-021-1923-6
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