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Vanadium and Niobium MXenes—Bilayered V2O5 Asymmetric Supercapacitors

Journal Article · · Small Methods

MXenes offer high metallic conductivity and redox capacitance that are attractive for high-power, high-energy storage devices. However, they operate limitedly under high anodic potentials due to irreversible oxidation. Pairing them with oxides to design asymmetric supercapacitors may expand the voltage window and increase the energy storage capabilities. Hydrated lithium preintercalated bilayered V2O5 ( δ-LixV2O5·nH2O) is attractive for aqueous energy storage due to its high Li capacity at high potentials; however, its poor cyclability remains a challenge. To overcome its limitations and achieve a wide voltage window and excellent cyclability, it is combined with V2C and Nb4C3 MXenes. Asymmetric supercapacitors employing lithium intercalated V2C (Li-V2C) or tetramethylammonium intercalated Nb4C3 (TMA-Nb4C3) MXenes as the negative electrode, and a δ-LixV2O5·nH2O composite with carbon nanotubes as the positive electrode in 5 m LiCl electrolyte operate over wide voltage windows of 2 and 1.6 V, respectively. The latter shows remarkably high cyclability—capacitance retention of ≈95% after 10 000 cycles. Here, this work highlights the importance of selecting appropriate MXenes to achieve a wide voltage window and a long cycle life in combination with oxide anodes to demonstrate the potential of MXenes beyond Ti3C2 in energy storage.

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Fluid Interface Reactions, Structures and Transport Center (FIRST)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF); Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Fellowship
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
2422604
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1957664
Journal Information:
Small Methods, Journal Name: Small Methods Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 7; ISSN 2366-9608
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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