Facile Synthesis of NiCo2O4 Nanowire Arrays/Few-Layered Ti3C2-MXene Composite as Binder-Free Electrode for High-Performance Supercapacitors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of NiCo2O4/Ti3C2 Heterostructure
2.3. Instruments and Characterization
2.4. Fabrication of the NiCo2O4/Ti3C2//AC Asymmetrical Supercapacitor (ASC)
2.5. Electrochemical Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural and Morphological Characterization
3.2. Electrochemical Performances of Samples
3.3. Electrochemical Performances of the ASC
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, Y.; Wang, S.; Ni, G.; Li, Q. Facile Synthesis of NiCo2O4 Nanowire Arrays/Few-Layered Ti3C2-MXene Composite as Binder-Free Electrode for High-Performance Supercapacitors. Molecules 2022, 27, 6452. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196452
Li Y, Wang S, Ni G, Li Q. Facile Synthesis of NiCo2O4 Nanowire Arrays/Few-Layered Ti3C2-MXene Composite as Binder-Free Electrode for High-Performance Supercapacitors. Molecules. 2022; 27(19):6452. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196452
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Yanhua, Shuhuan Wang, Guolong Ni, and Qun Li. 2022. "Facile Synthesis of NiCo2O4 Nanowire Arrays/Few-Layered Ti3C2-MXene Composite as Binder-Free Electrode for High-Performance Supercapacitors" Molecules 27, no. 19: 6452. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196452