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Cation substitution for enhanced pseudocapacitance performance of spinel bimetallic sulfides porous nanowires for increased energy storage

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The utilization of cation substitution presents a prospective approach to manipulate the structural characteristics and enhance the electrochemical functionality of spinel cobaltous sulfide (Co3S4). However, the underlying mechanism behind the impact of distinct cation substitutions on this phenomenon remains inadequately elucidated. In this study, we perform a thorough assessment to elucidate the influence of replacing cations on the pseudocapacitive properties of porous nanowires made of spinel bimetallic sulfide (MexCo3-xS4; Me=Mn, Ni, Cu, and Co). One of the top competitors, NiCo2S4, demonstrates a significant specific capacitance of 1032.7 F g−1 at a current density of 2 A g−1. Furthermore, it demonstrates an impressive capacitance retention rate of 92.1% after undergoing 8000 cycles. Moreover, the use of NiCo2S4 and AC as the anode and cathode in the hybrid supercapacitor (HSC) lead to a significant energy density of 49.3 Wh kg−1 at 1600 W kg−1, validating the effectiveness of the prepared porous nanowire-like NiCo2S4 as an appropriate substance for energy storage systems. Density functional theory (DFT) confirms that the substitution of cation can stimulate the electrochemical activity of Co, facilitate stronger inter-element interactions, and synergistically enhance the conductivity of cobalt-based bimetallic sulfides.

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The regulatory mechanism of cation substitution on the pseudocapacitance performance of MexCo3-xS4 is elucidated through the integration of DFT calculations and electrochemical analysis.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52072063), the research start-up fund of Foshan Graduate School of innovation of Northeastern University, and the Scientific Research Project of Foshan Talents (200076622003).

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    Shucong Xu

  2. Institute of Innovative Science and Technology, Shenyang University, Shenyang, 110044, People’s Republic of China

    Xiang Zhao

  3. Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, People’s Republic of China

    Mu Zhang, Xinyang Xu & Xudong Sun

  4. Foshan Graduate School of Innovation, Northeastern University, Foshan, 528311, People’s Republic of China

    Mu Zhang, Xinyang Xu & Xudong Sun

  5. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, People’s Republic of China

    Zhengtang Luo

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S.X.: investigation, data curation, writing-original draft, writing-review and editing. M.Z.: methodology, supervision, validation, project administration. X.Z.: data curation, writing-review and editing, formal analysis. X.X.: data curation, visualization. X.S.: methodology, supervision, writing-review and editing. Z.L.: data curation, visualization, writing-review and editing.

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Xu, S., Zhao, X., Zhang, M. et al. Cation substitution for enhanced pseudocapacitance performance of spinel bimetallic sulfides porous nanowires for increased energy storage. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater 7, 67 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-024-00866-x

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