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Title: An Ultrafast Conducting Polymer@MXene Positive Electrode with High Volumetric Capacitance for Advanced Asymmetric Supercapacitors

Abstract

Pseudocapacitors or redox capacitors that synergize the merits of batteries and double-layer capacitors are among the most promising candidates for high-energy and high-power energy storage applications. 2D transition metal carbides (MXenes), an emerging family of pseudocapacitive materials with ultrahigh rate capability and volumetric capacitance, have attracted much interest in recent years. However, MXenes have only been used as negative electrodes as they are easily oxidized at positive (anodic) potential. To construct a high-performance MXene-based asymmetric device, a positive electrode with a compatible performance is highly desired. Here, an ultrafast polyaniline@MXene cathode prepared by casting a homogenous polyaniline layer onto a 3D porous Ti3C2Tx MXene is reported, which enables the stable operation of MXene at positive potentials because of the enlarged work function after compositing with polyaniline, according to the first-principle calculations. The resulting flexible polyaniline@MXene positive electrode demonstrates a high volumetric capacitance of 1632 F cm-3 and an ultrahigh rate capability with 827 F cm-3 at 5000 mV s-1, surpassing all reported positive electrodes. An asymmetric device is further fabricated with MXene as the anode and polyaniline@MXene as the cathode, which delivers a high energy density of 50.6 Wh L-1 and an ultrahigh power density of 127 kW L-1.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [2];  [2];  [4]; ORCiD logo [2]
  1. Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States); Fudan Univ., Shanghai (China)
  2. Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States)
  3. Charles Univ., Prague (Czech Republic)
  4. Fudan Univ., Shanghai (China)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Fluid Interface Reactions, Structures and Transport Center (FIRST)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSF); CAST; Shanghai Institutions of Higher Learning
OSTI Identifier:
1767537
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1580173
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725; 51673042; 51873039; 2017QNRC001; TP2015002
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Small
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 16; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1613-6810
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; catalysis (heterogeneous); solar (fuels); energy storage (including batteries and capacitors); hydrogen and fuel cells; electrodes - solar; mechanical behavior; charge transport; materials and chemistry by design; synthesis (novel materials); first-principle calculations; MXene; polyaniline; positive electrodes; volumetric capacitance

Citation Formats

Li, Ke, Wang, Xuehang, Li, Shuo, Urbankowski, Patrick, Li, Jianmin, Xu, Yuxi, and Gogotsi, Yury. An Ultrafast Conducting Polymer@MXene Positive Electrode with High Volumetric Capacitance for Advanced Asymmetric Supercapacitors. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1002/smll.201906851.
Li, Ke, Wang, Xuehang, Li, Shuo, Urbankowski, Patrick, Li, Jianmin, Xu, Yuxi, & Gogotsi, Yury. An Ultrafast Conducting Polymer@MXene Positive Electrode with High Volumetric Capacitance for Advanced Asymmetric Supercapacitors. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201906851
Li, Ke, Wang, Xuehang, Li, Shuo, Urbankowski, Patrick, Li, Jianmin, Xu, Yuxi, and Gogotsi, Yury. Sun . "An Ultrafast Conducting Polymer@MXene Positive Electrode with High Volumetric Capacitance for Advanced Asymmetric Supercapacitors". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201906851. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1767537.
@article{osti_1767537,
title = {An Ultrafast Conducting Polymer@MXene Positive Electrode with High Volumetric Capacitance for Advanced Asymmetric Supercapacitors},
author = {Li, Ke and Wang, Xuehang and Li, Shuo and Urbankowski, Patrick and Li, Jianmin and Xu, Yuxi and Gogotsi, Yury},
abstractNote = {Pseudocapacitors or redox capacitors that synergize the merits of batteries and double-layer capacitors are among the most promising candidates for high-energy and high-power energy storage applications. 2D transition metal carbides (MXenes), an emerging family of pseudocapacitive materials with ultrahigh rate capability and volumetric capacitance, have attracted much interest in recent years. However, MXenes have only been used as negative electrodes as they are easily oxidized at positive (anodic) potential. To construct a high-performance MXene-based asymmetric device, a positive electrode with a compatible performance is highly desired. Here, an ultrafast polyaniline@MXene cathode prepared by casting a homogenous polyaniline layer onto a 3D porous Ti3C2Tx MXene is reported, which enables the stable operation of MXene at positive potentials because of the enlarged work function after compositing with polyaniline, according to the first-principle calculations. The resulting flexible polyaniline@MXene positive electrode demonstrates a high volumetric capacitance of 1632 F cm-3 and an ultrahigh rate capability with 827 F cm-3 at 5000 mV s-1, surpassing all reported positive electrodes. An asymmetric device is further fabricated with MXene as the anode and polyaniline@MXene as the cathode, which delivers a high energy density of 50.6 Wh L-1 and an ultrahigh power density of 127 kW L-1.},
doi = {10.1002/smll.201906851},
journal = {Small},
number = 4,
volume = 16,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Dec 22 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Sun Dec 22 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}

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