Abstract
Transition metal selenide as supercapacitor electrode materials has been extensively studied and exhibits promising
electrochemical performance. However, the poor cycling durability affects its practical application. Here, a design for the
fabrication of nickel-cobalt selenide is presented. ZIF-67 was firstly synthesized and then the Ni element was introduced to
fabricated precursor, which was then converted into selenides by hydrothermal reaction, in the presence of selenium powder
and sodium borohydride. Results show that molar ratio of Co/Ni influences the crystalline phase, particles dispersion state
and properties of the obtained selenides. The selenide obtained at optimized molar ratio of Co/Ni (1/1) shows high specific
capacitance (1234.2 F g-1
at current density of 1 A g-1
) and excellent cycling durability (76.0 % of the specific capacitance
after 10000 cycles). The outstanding performance may be due to the proper composition and microstructure brought out by
the proper Co and Ni molar ratio.
Keywords
Nickel-cobalt selenide, Supercapacitor, Electrochemical properties.
Citation
MIN QIN, SHENGLI XIE, YANFENG ZHU, XIAOTONG XU, JIANXIA GOU, Preparation of Ni-Co selenide as long-cycling electrode material of supercapacitor, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 16, 5-6, May-June 2022, pp.269-273 (2022).
Submitted at: Feb. 15, 2022
Accepted at: June 6, 2022