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High-performance aqueous asymmetric supercapacitors based on K+ and Na+ co-preinserted δ-MnO2 nanocrystals

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Layed δ-MnO2 nanocrystals are fabricated through a facile precipitation reaction at ambient conditions with Na2SO3 as reductant. The high content of co-preinserted K+ and Na+ and water content in δ-MnO2 are responsible for the enhanced electrochemical performance. Specifically, δ-MnO2 delivers a high specific capacitance of 303.7 F g−1 at 0.5 A g−1, together with steady cycle property. Moreover, an asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) is fabricated with δ-MnO2 as the positive electrode and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) as the negative electrode. The device displays a large energy density of 53.2 Wh kg−1 at 250 W kg−1 with a potential window of 0–2.0 V in aqueous electrolyte, and 91.1% capacitance retention after 5000 cycles. These results can well demonstrate the potential application of layed δ-MnO2 nanocrystals as the active electrode material in energy storage systems.

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Layed δ-MnO2 nanocrystals are fabricated through a simple precipitation reaction at ambient condition using a new reductant Na2SO3. The high content of co-preinserted K+ and Na+ ions and water in δ-MnO2 are responsible for the enhanced electrochemical performance. δ-MnO2//RGO asymmetric supercapacitor exhibits a high energy density in aqueous electrolyte.

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This work was supported by Guizhou Provincial Basic Research Program (Natural Science) (Grant No. QKHJC-ZK[2023]YB048), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 22065005), and Introduction of Talent Research Fund of Guizhou University (Grant No. 202052).

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Tang, X., Xia, S., Luo, Q. et al. High-performance aqueous asymmetric supercapacitors based on K+ and Na+ co-preinserted δ-MnO2 nanocrystals. Journal of Materials Research 38, 2998–3008 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-023-01018-5

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