Formation of MXene-Derived/NiCoFe-LDH Heterostructures for Supercapacitor Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Material Synthesis
2.1.1. Synthesis of V2CTx–MXene
2.1.2. Synthesis of NiCoFe–LDH/V2CTx–MXene
2.2. Material Characterization
2.3. Electrochemical Performance Tests
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Material Characterization
3.2. Electrochemical Performance
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Composites | Specific Capacitances at Different Current Densities (F g−1) | Current Density (A g−1), Number of Cycles | Capacitance Retention (%) | Reference | ||
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1 A g−1 | 2 A g−1 | 10 A g−1 | ||||
Ti3C2T10/NiCo–LDH | - | 730 | 580 | 4, 2000 | 81 | [15] |
NiMn–LDH/V2CTx–Mxene | 1005 | 836 | 570 | - | - | [33] |
M30/LDH | 1061 | - | - | 4, 4000 | 70 | [34] |
NiCoAl–LDH–MWCNT | 1035 | 974 | 597 | 6, 1000 | 83 | [35] |
RGO/CoAl–LDH | 825 | 752 | - | 4, 4000 | 89.3 | [36] |
NiAl–LDH/Mxene | 1600 | 1453 | - | 10, 3000 | 78 | [37] |
NiCo–LDH/MLG | 1212.75 | 1163.5 | - | 6, 3000 | 80.5 | [38] |
Present study | 1305 | 1245 | 605 | 10, 6000 | 85.7 | - |
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Guo, Y.; Chen, T.; Zou, Y. Formation of MXene-Derived/NiCoFe-LDH Heterostructures for Supercapacitor Applications. Materials 2023, 16, 1643. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16041643
Guo Y, Chen T, Zou Y. Formation of MXene-Derived/NiCoFe-LDH Heterostructures for Supercapacitor Applications. Materials. 2023; 16(4):1643. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16041643
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuo, Yihan, Tongxiang Chen, and Yongjin Zou. 2023. "Formation of MXene-Derived/NiCoFe-LDH Heterostructures for Supercapacitor Applications" Materials 16, no. 4: 1643. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16041643