Synchronous exfoliation and assembly of graphene on 3D Ni(OH)2 for supercapacitors

Liguo Ma, Maojun Zheng, Shaohua Liu, Qiang Li, Yuxiu You, Faze Wang, Li Mae, Wenzhong Shen

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Abstract

Nowadays, new approaches to fabricate high-performance electrode materials are of vital importance in the renewable energy field. Here, we present a facile synthesis procedure of 3D Ni(OH)2/graphene hybrids for supercapacitors via synchronous electrochemical-assisted exfoliation and assembly of graphene on 3D Ni(OH)2 networks. With the assistance of an electric field, the electrochemically exfoliated high-quality graphene can be readily, uniformly assembled on the surfaces of 3D Ni(OH)2. When serving as electrode materials for supercapacitors, the resulting 3D Ni(OH)2/graphene composites exhibited excellent specific capacitance (263 mF cm-2 at 2 mA cm-2), remarkable rate capability and super-long cycle life (retention of 94.1% even after 10 000 continuous charge-discharge cycles), which may be attributed to their highly porous, stable 3D architecture as well as uniform, firm anchoring of ultrathin graphene on their surfaces. Therefore, our approach provides a facile strategy for the large-scale synthesis of high-quality graphene based composites towards various applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13373-13376
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume52
Issue number91
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

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