Synthesis of Cubic Ni(OH)₂ Nanocages Through Coordinating Etching and Precipitating Route for High-Performance Supercapacitors.

ABSTRACT: Rational design of cage-like structure is an effective method for the improvement of the capacitive performance of transition metal hydroxides. In this work, cubic Ni(OH)2 nanocages (Ni(OH)2 NCs) were constructed through a coordinating etching and precipitating (CEP) route. Ni(OH)2 NCs possess abundant active sites, sufficient diffusion channels, and accelerated electron transfer rate, which are beneficial for electrochemical kinetics. As a positive electrode for supercapacitors, the Ni(OH)2 NCs/Ni foam (NF) electrode presents a high specific capacitance of 539.8 F g^-1 at 1 A g^-1, which is much larger than that of broken Ni(OH)2 NCs/NF (Ni(OH)2 BNCs/NF, 87.3 F g^-1 at 1 A g^-1). In addition, the Ni(OH)2 NCs/NF electrode still retains 96.9% of its i

SUBMITTER: Tian L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6890925 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature