posted on 2024-02-02, 15:43authored byYue Zhang, Cong Tian, Wuquan Ye, Hongfei Wang, Saikh Mohammad Wabaidur, Yijun Zhong, Ruiqiang Yan, Jiqiang Ning, Yong Hu
Transition-metal sulfides have been identified as one
of the promising
cathode materials of battery type for hybrid supercapacitors (HSCs).
However, there are still huge obstacles to their practical applications
due to the major problems of poor structural stability and limited
redox active sites. In this work, a high-performance cathode material
based on three-dimensional porous Mn-doped Co9S8 nanoplate arrays (Mn-Co9S8 NPAs) on Ni foam
has been synthesized via a facile electroactivation-modified metal–organic
framework self-templating sulfurization strategy. It has been found
that the introduction of Mn2+ ions can guarantee the structural
integrity of the nanoplate arrays and effectively reduce the electron
density near Co sites. By the synergistic modulation of the geometric
and electronic structures, the Mn-Co9S8 NPAs
electrode delivers an ultrahigh capacity of 569.4 mAh g–1 (4099.7 F g–1) at 1 A g–1 with
superior cycling stability. An HSC assembled with the electrode materials
exhibits a high energy density of 73.1 Wh kg–1 at
a power density of 737.5 W kg–1 and yields a 98.2%
capacitance retention after 5000 cycles, indicating robust cycling
stability as well. This work demonstrates a doping engineering strategy
to regulate the physicochemical properties of metal sulfides for efficient
energy-storage and conversion applications.