An effective strategy of constructing multi-metallic oxides of ZnO/CoNiO2/CoO/C microflowers for improved supercapacitive performance

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2023.11.020

Abstract

Abstract: In this work, a new ZnO/CoNiO₂/CoO/C metal oxides composite is prepared by cost-effective hydrothermal method coupled with annealing process under N₂ atmosphere. Notably, the oxidation-defect annealing environment is conducive to both morphology and component of the composite, which flower-like ZnO/CoNiO₂/CoO/C is obtained. Benefited from good chemical stability of ZnO, high energy capacity of CoNiO₂ and CoO and good conductivity of C, the as-prepared sample shows promising electrochemical behavior, including the specific capacity of 1435 C·g^-1 at 1 A·g^-1, capacity retention of 87.3% at 20 A·g^-1, and cycling stability of 90.5% for 3000 cycles at 5 A·g^-1, respectively. Furthermore, the prepared ZnO/CoNiO₂/CoO/C/NF//AC aqueous hybrid supercapacitors device delivers the best specific energy of 55.9 W·h·kg^-1 at 850 W·kg^-1. The results reflect that the as-prepared ZnO/CoNiO₂/CoO/C microflowers are considered as high performance electrode materials for supercapacitor, and the strategy mentioned in this paper is benefit to prepare mixed metal oxides composite for energy conversion and storage.

Key words: Composites, Electrochemistry, Hydrothermal, Transition metal oxides, Structural control, Supercapacitors

摘要： In this work, a new ZnO/CoNiO₂/CoO/C metal oxides composite is prepared by cost-effective hydrothermal method coupled with annealing process under N₂ atmosphere. Notably, the oxidation-defect annealing environment is conducive to both morphology and component of the composite, which flower-like ZnO/CoNiO₂/CoO/C is obtained. Benefited from good chemical stability of ZnO, high energy capacity of CoNiO₂ and CoO and good conductivity of C, the as-prepared sample shows promising electrochemical behavior, including the specific capacity of 1435 C·g^-1 at 1 A·g^-1, capacity retention of 87.3% at 20 A·g^-1, and cycling stability of 90.5% for 3000 cycles at 5 A·g^-1, respectively. Furthermore, the prepared ZnO/CoNiO₂/CoO/C/NF//AC aqueous hybrid supercapacitors device delivers the best specific energy of 55.9 W·h·kg^-1 at 850 W·kg^-1. The results reflect that the as-prepared ZnO/CoNiO₂/CoO/C microflowers are considered as high performance electrode materials for supercapacitor, and the strategy mentioned in this paper is benefit to prepare mixed metal oxides composite for energy conversion and storage.

关键词: Composites, Electrochemistry, Hydrothermal, Transition metal oxides, Structural control, Supercapacitors

Wei Guo, Yan Zhang, Xiaxin Lei, Shuang Wang. An effective strategy of constructing multi-metallic oxides of ZnO/CoNiO₂/CoO/C microflowers for improved supercapacitive performance[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2024, 67(3): 1-8.

References

[1] S. Chandra Sekhar, G. Nagaraju, B. Ramulu, S.K. Hussain, D. Narsimulu, J.S. Yu, Multifunctional core-shell-like nanoarchitectures for hybrid supercapacitors with high capacity and long-term cycling durability, Nano Res. 12(10)(2019)2597-2608.
[2] J.K. Wang, Y.J. Wang, Z.P. Yao, Z.H. Jiang, Metal-organic framework-derived Ni doped Co₃S₄ hierarchical nanosheets as a monolithic electrocatalyst for highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline solution, Chin. J. Chem. Eng. 42(2022)380-388.
[3] M.C. Wu, W.Y. Zheng, X. Hu, F.Y. Zhan, Q.Q. He, H.Y. Wang, Q.C. Zhang, L.Y. Chen, Exploring 2D energy storage materials:Advances in structure, synthesis, optimization strategies, and applications for monovalent and multivalent metal-ion hybrid capacitors, Small 18(50)(2022)2205101.
[4] H. Chang, Y.F. Guo, X. Liu, P.F. Wang, Y. Xie, T.F. Yi, Dual MOF-derived Fe/N/Ptridoped carbon nanotube as high-performance oxygen reduction catalysts for zinc-air batteries, Appl. Catal., B 327(2023)122469.
[5] M.S. Rahmanifar, H. Hesari, A. Noori, M.Y. Masoomi, A. Morsali, M.F. Mousavi, A dual Ni/Co-MOF-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite as a high performance supercapacitor electrode material, Electrochim. Acta 275(2018)76-86.
[6] R. Thangavel, A.G. Kannan, R. Ponraj, V. Thangavel, D.W. Kim, Y.S. Lee, Highenergy green supercapacitor driven by ionic liquid electrolytes as an ultrahigh stable next-generation energy storage device, J. Power Sour. 383(2018)102-109.
[7] W.J. Meng, W. Chen, L. Zhao, Y. Huang, M.S. Zhu, Y. Huang, Y.Q. Fu, F.X. Geng, J. Yu, X.F. Chen, C.Y. Zhi, Porous Fe₃O₄/carbon composite electrode material prepared from metal-organic framework template and effect of temperature on its capacitance, Nano Energy 8(2014)133-140.
[8] K. Prasad, G. Rajasekhara Reddy, G. Manjula, S.H. Park, Y. Suh, B. Purusottam Reddy, K. Mallikarjuna, B. Deva Prasad Raju, Morphological transformation of rod-like to pebbles-like CoMoO₄ microstructures for energy storage devices, Chem. Phys. 553(2022)111382.
[9] M. Ahmad, I. Hussain, T. Nawaz, Y.X. Li, X. Chen, S. Ali, M. Imran, X.X. Ma, K.L. Zhang, Comparative study of ternary metal chalcogenides (MX; M=Zn-Co-Ni; X=S, Se, Te):Formation process, charge storage mechanism and hybrid supercapacitor, J. Power Sour. 534(2022)231414.
[10] J.A.A. Mehrez, K.A. Owusu, Q. Chen, L. Li, K. Hamwi, W. Luo, L.Q. Mai, Hierarchical MnCo₂O₄@NiMoO₄ as free-standing core-shell nanowire arrays with synergistic effect for enhanced supercapacitor performance, Inorg. Chem. Front. 6(3)(2019)857-865.
[11] R.R. Salunkhe, Y.V. Kaneti, Y. Yamauchi, Metaleorganic framework-derived nanoporous metal oxides toward supercapacitor applications:Progress and prospects, ACS Nano 11(6)(2017)5293-5308.
[12] D.P. Cai, B. Liu, D.D. Wang, L.L. Wang, Y. Liu, H. Li, Y.R. Wang, Q.H. Li, T.H. Wang, Construction of unique NiCo₂O₄ nanowire@CoMoO₄ nanoplate core/shell arrays on Ni foam for high areal capacitance supercapacitors, J. Mater. Chem. A 2(14)(2014)4954-4960.
[13] Y.H. Zhao, X.Y. He, R.R. Chen, Q. Liu, J.Y. Liu, D.L. Song, H.S. Zhang, H.X. Dong, R. M. Li, M.L. Zhang, J. Wang, Hierarchical NiCo₂S₄@CoMoO₄ core-shell heterostructures nanowire arrays as advanced electrodes for flexible all-solid-state asymmetric supercapacitors, Appl. Surf. Sci. 453(2018)73-82.
[14] Y.Y. Zhu, X.X. Liao, H.R. Qiu, S.L. An, Y.Q. Zhang, W.X. He, Mixed metals oxides with strong synergetic electrochemistry as battery-type electrodes for ultrafast energy storage, J. Alloys Compd. 848(2020)156395.
[15] J.M. Gonçalves, M.I. da Silva, H.E. Toma, L. Angnes, P.R. Martins, K. Araki, Trimetallic oxides/hydroxides as hybrid supercapacitor electrode materials:A review, J. Mater. Chem. A 8(21)(2020)10534-10570.
[16] Y. Lu, J.W. Nai, X.W.D. Lou, Formation of NiCo₂V₂O₈ yolkedouble shell spheres with enhanced lithium storage properties, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 57(11)(2018)2899-2903.
[17] J.S. Lin, L. Yao, Z.L. Li, P.X. Zhang, W.H. Zhong, Q.H. Yuan, L.B. Deng, Hybrid hollow spheres of carbon@Co_xNi_1-xMoO₄ as advanced electrodes for highperformance asymmetric supercapacitors, Nanoscale 11(7)(2019)3281-3291.
[18] Y. Liu, M.L. Wei, C.J. Jiang, R.Y. Cui, J.J. Liu, X.R. Chang, B.W. Ren, J.C. Zhang, L.L. Huang, D.J. Zhang, Ni foam-supported ZneCoeNi ternary oxide nanosheet arrays derived from an MOF precursor with enhanced performances for supercapcitors and NieZn batteries, New J. Chem. 47(10)(2023)4730-4738.
[19] Q.B. Zhang, Z.C. Liu, B.T. Zhao, Y. Cheng, L. Zhang, H.H. Wu, M.S. Wang, S.G. Dai, K.L. Zhang, D. Ding, Y.P. Wu, M.L. Liu, Design and understanding of dendritic mixed-metal hydroxide nanosheets@N-doped carbon nanotube array electrode for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitors, Energy Storage Mater. 16(2019)632-645.
[20] J. Acharya, T.H. Ko, M.K. Seo, M.S. Khil, H.Y. Kim, B.S. Kim, Engineering the hierarchical heterostructures of ZneNieco nanoneedles Arrays@CoeNi-LDH nanosheets coreesheath electrodes for a hybrid asymmetric supercapacitor with high energy density and excellent cyclic stability, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 3(8)(2020)7383-7396.
[21] P. Bandyopadhyay, G. Saeed, N.H. Kim, J.H. Lee, Zinc-nickel-cobalt oxide@NiMoO₄ core-shell nanowire/nanosheet arrays for solid state asymmetric supercapacitors, Chem. Eng. J. 384(2020)123357.
[22] L.J. Huang, H. Huang, W. Guo, S. Wang, 3D urchin-like of Zn-Ni-Co ternary oxide microspheres as high-performance electrodes for supercapacitors, Electrochim. Acta 434(2022)141317.
[23] X.H. Xia, J.P. Tu, Y.Q. Zhang, Y.J. Mai, X.L. Wang, C.D. Gu, X.B. Zhao, Freestanding Co₃O₄ nanowire array for high performance supercapacitors, RSC Adv. 2(5)(2012)1835.
[24] W. Guo, T. Yang, L.J. Huang, S. Wang, Effects of ammonium chloride on structural stability of cobalt carbonate hydroxide and their improved electrochemical performance for supercapacitor, J. Energy Stor. 44(2021)103472.
[25] T.F. Yi, L.Y. Qiu, J. Mei, S.Y. Qi, P. Cui, S.H. Luo, Y.R. Zhu, Y. Xie, Y.B. He, Porous spherical NiO@NiMoO₄@PPy nanoarchitectures as advanced electrochemical pseudocapacitor materials, Sci. Bull. 65(7)(2020)546-556.
[26] M.T. Ahsan, M. Usman, Z. Ali, S. Javed, R. Ali, M.U. Farooq, M.A. Akram, A. Mahmood, 3D hierarchically mesoporous zinc-nickel-cobalt ternary oxide (Zn_0.6Ni_0.8Co_1.6O₄) nanowires for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitors, Front. Chem. 8(2020)487.
[27] J. Du, A.B. Chen, S.L. Hou, X.Q. Gao, Self-deposition for mesoporous carbon nanosheet with supercapacitor application, Chin. J. Chem. Eng. 55(2023)34-40.
[28] T.T. Wei, P.P. Peng, Y.R. Ji, Y.R. Zhu, T.F. Yi, Y. Xie, Rational construction and decoration of Li₅Cr₇Ti₆O₂₅@C nanofibers as stable lithium storage materials, J. Energy Chem. 71(2022)400-410.
[29] K.V. Sankar, S.C. Lee, Y. Seo, C. Ray, S. Liu, A. Kundu, S.C. Jun, Binder-free cobalt phosphate one-dimensional nanograsses as ultrahigh-performance cathode material for hybrid supercapacitor applications, J. Power Sou. 373(2018)211-219.
[30] F.T. Ran, X.Q. Xu, D. Pan, Y.Y. Liu, Y.P. Bai, L. Shao, Ultrathin 2D metal-organic framework nanosheets in situ interpenetrated by functional CNTs for hybrid energy storage device, Nano-Micro Lett. 12(1)(2020)46.
[31] Q.L.Wei, F.Y. Xiong, S.S. Tan, L. Huang, E.H. Lan, B. Dunn, L.Q. Mai, Energy storage:Porous one-dimensional nanomaterials:Design, fabrication and applications in electrochemical energy storage, Adv. Mater. 29(20)(2017)1602300.
[32] X.J. Wu, X.Q. Wu, H. Lee, Q.L. Ye, X.X. Wang, Y.M. Zhao, L.C. Sun, Hollow Carbon@NiCo₂O₄ coreeshell microspheres for efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution, Energy Technol. 7(4)(2019)1800919.
[33] S.C. Liu, X.M. Hu, J.A. Ma, M.Y. Li, H.L. Lin, S. Han, N/P codoped carbon materials with an ultrahigh specific surface area and hierarchical porous structure derived from durian peel for high-performance supercapacitors, Energy Fuels 34(11)(2020)14948-14957.
[34] Y. Luo, Y.X. Yang, L.Y. Wang, L. Wang, S.H. Chen, An ultrafine ZnO/ZnNi₂O₄@porous carbon@covalent-organic framework for electrochemical detection of paracetamol and tert-butyl hydroquinone, J. Alloys Compd. 906(2022)164369.
[35] J. Yang, J.Y. Meng, Y. Zhu, Q.Y. Liu, X.L. Zhang, X.C. Zheng, Superior capacitive performance of micropore-dominant porous carbon derived from biomass wastes, J. Energy Stor. 50(2022)104668.
[36] M.S. Javed, A. Mateen, I. Hussain, S. Ali, S. Asim, A. Ahmad, E. tag Eldin, M.A. Bajaber, T. Najam, W.H. Han, The quest for negative electrode materials for Supercapacitors:2D materials as a promising family, Chem. Eng. J. 452(2023)139455.
[37] Y. Zhou, Z.Y. Huang, J. Li, H.J. Liao, H.X. Wang, Y. Wang, G.L. Wu, D-ribose directed one-step fabrication of modifier-free C/NiCo₂O₄ nanowires with advanced electrochemical performance, Electrochim. Acta 358(2020)136926.
[38] J. Acharya, T.H. Ko, J.G. Seong, M.K. Seo, M.S. Khil, H.Y. Kim, B.S. Kim, Hybrid electrodes based on Zn-Ni-Co ternary oxide nanowires and nanosheets for ultra-high-rate asymmetric supercapacitors, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 3(9)(2020)8679-8690.
[39] P.X. Ren, D.L. Wu, T. Wang, P. Zeng, D.Z. Jia, Ki₂CO₃-KCl acts as a molten salt flame retardant to prepare N and O doped honeycomb-like carbon in air for supercapacitors, J. Power Sou. 532(2022)231072.
[40] H.R. Cai, X.L. Li, G. Li, H.C. Xia, P.J. Wang, P.H. Sun, J.J. Huang, L. Wang, Y.F. Yang, Synthesis of honeycomb-like nickel-manganese sulfide composite nanosheets as advanced battery-type electrodes for hybrid supercapacitor, Mater. Lett. 255(2019)126505.
[41] Y.P. Gu, W.M. Du, X. Liu, R.Y. Gao, Y. Liu, H.R. Ma, J.L. Xu, S.H. Wei, Matching design of high-performance electrode materials with different energy-storage mechanism suitable for flexible hybrid supercapacitors, J. Alloys Compd. 844(2020)156196.
[42] C.J. Raj, R. Manikandan, K.H. Yu, G. Nagaraju, M.S. Park, D.W. Kim, S.Y. Park, B. C. Kim, Engineering thermally activated NiMoO₄ nanoflowers and biowaste derived activated carbon-based electrodes for high-performance supercapatteries, Inorg. Chem. Front. 7(2)(2020)369-384.
[43] H.C. Tang, Y.L. Yuan, L. Meng, W.C. Wang, J.G. Lu, Y.J. Zeng, T.Q. Huang, C. Gao, Low-resistance porous nanocellular MnSe electrodes for high-performance all-solid-state battery-supercapacitor hybrid devices, Adv. Mater. Technol. 3(7)(2018)1800074.
[44] D.L. Chao, P. Liang, Z. Chen, L.Y. Bai, H. Shen, X.X. Liu, X.H. Xia, Y.L. Zhao, S.V. Savilov, J.Y. Lin, Z.X. Shen, Pseudocapacitive Na-ion storage boosts high rate and areal capacity of self-branched 2D layered metal chalcogenide nanoarrays, ACS Nano 10(11)(2016)10211-10219.
[45] S. Li, M.H. Hua, Y. Yang, W. Huang, X.H. Lin, L.J. Ci, J. Lou, P.C. Si, Self-supported multidimensional Ni-Fe phosphide networks with holey nanosheets for highperformance all-solid-state supercapacitors, J. Mater. Chem. A 7(29)(2019)17386-17399.
[46] T.T. Wei, X. Liu, S.J. Yang, P.F. Wang, T.F. Yi, Regulating the electrochemical activity of Fe-Mn-Cu-based layer oxides as cathode materials for highperformance Na-ion battery, J. Energy Chem. 80(2023)603-613.
[47] N. Zhang, X.H. Yan, J. Li, J.M. Ma, D.H.L. Ng, Biosorption-directed integration of hierarchical CoO/C composite with nickel foam for high-performance supercapacitor, Electrochim. Acta 226(2017)132-139.
[48] X.P. Jiang, Z.Y. Li, G.J. Lu, N. Hu, G.P. Ji, W. Liu, X.L. Guo, D. Wu, X.J. Liu, C.H. Xu, Pores enriched CoNiO₂ nanosheets on graphene hollow fibers for high performance supercapacitor-battery hybrid energy storage, Electrochim. Acta 358(2020)136857.
[49] C. Sasirekha, S. Arumugam, G. Muralidharan, Green synthesis of ZnO/carbon (ZnO/C) as an electrode material for symmetric supercapacitor devices, Appl. Surf. Sci. 449(2018)521-527.
[50] M.S. Xu, M.Z. Sun, S.U. Rehman, K.K. Ge, X.L. Hu, H.Z. Ding, J.C. Liu, H. Bi, Onepot synthesis of CoO-ZnO/rGO supported on Ni foam for high-performance hybrid supercapacitor with greatly enhanced cycling stability, Chin. Chem. Lett. 32(6)(2021)2027-2032.
[51] W.M. Du, Y.P. Gao, Q.Q. Tian, D. Li, Z.H. Zhang, J.J. Guo, X.F. Qian, One-pot synthesis of CoNiO₂ single-crystalline nanoparticles as high-performance electrode materials of asymmetric supercapacitors, J. Nanopart. Res. 17(9)(2015)368.

An effective strategy of constructing multi-metallic oxides of ZnO/CoNiO₂/CoO/C microflowers for improved supercapacitive performance

An effective strategy of constructing multi-metallic oxides of ZnO/CoNiO₂/CoO/C microflowers for improved supercapacitive performance

PDF (PC)

Knowledge

Abstract

Cite this article

share this article

References

Related Articles 15

Recommended Articles

Metrics

Comments

[1]	Deqing He, Zihao Xie, Qian Yang, Wei Wang, Chao Su. Tungsten oxide/nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes composite catalysts for enhanced redox kinetics in lithium-sulfur batteries [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2024, 67(3): 58-67.
[2]	Min Lin, Yuhao Yan, Xiaoxian Li, Rui Li, Yulong Wu. Hydrothermal hydrogenation/deoxygenation of palmitic acid to alkanes over Ni/activated carbon catalyst [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2024, 66(2): 8-18.
[3]	Risheng Shen, Shilong Li, Yuqing Sun, Yuan Bai, Jian Lu, Wenheng Jing. Flower-like tin oxide membranes with robust three-dimensional channels for efficient removal of iron ions from hydrogen peroxide [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2024, 65(1): 1-7.
[4]	Xin Liu, Lei Yang, Tao Wei, Shanping Liu, Beibei Xiao. Active MoS₂-based electrode for green ammonia synthesis [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2024, 65(1): 268-275.
[5]	Reza Sacourbaravi, Zeinab Ansari-Asl, Esmaeil Darabpour. Magnetic polyacrylonitrile/ZIF-8/Fe₃O₄ nanocomposite bead as an efficient iodine adsorbent and antibacterial agent [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2023, 61(9): 210-220.
[6]	Yingli Li, Zhishuncheng Li, Guangfei Qu, Rui Li, Shuaiyu Liang, Junhong Zhou, Wei Ji, Huiming Tang. Mechanism, behaviour and application of iron nitrate modified carbon nanotube composites for the adsorption of arsenic in aqueous solutions [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2023, 60(8): 26-36.
[7]	Xia Miao, Xiaofan Pang, Shiyu Li, Haoguang Wei, Jianhao Yin, Xiangming Kong. Mechanical strength and the degradation mechanism of metakaolin based geopolymer mixed with ordinary Portland cement and cured at high temperature and high relative humidity [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2023, 60(8): 118-130.
[8]	Jindong Dai, Chi Zhai, Jiali Ai, Guangren Yu, Haichao Lv, Wei Sun, Yongzhong Liu. A cellular automata framework for porous electrode reconstruction and reaction-diffusion simulation [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2023, 60(8): 262-274.
[9]	Yafei Su, Xuke Zhang, Hui Li, Donglai Peng, Yatao Zhang. In-situ incorporation of halloysite nanotubes with 2D zeolitic imidazolate framework-L based membrane for dye/salt separation [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2023, 58(6): 103-111.
[10]	Shanghong Ma, Haitao Zhang, Jianbo Qu, Xiuzhong Zhu, Qingfei Hu, Jianyong Wang, Peng Ye, Futao Sai, Shiwei Chen. Preparation of waterborne polyurethane/β-cyclodextrin composite nanosponge by ion condensation method and its application in removing of dyes from wastewater [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2023, 58(6): 124-136.
[11]	Jianhui Zhou, Xin Lai, Jianfeng Hu, Haijie Qi, Shan Liu, Zhengguo Zhang. Design of a graphene oxide@melamine foam/polyaniline@erythritol composite phase change material for thermal energy storage [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2023, 58(6): 282-290.
[12]	Yueting Shi, Junhai Zhao, Lingli Chen, Hongru Li, Shengtao Zhang, Fang Gao. Double open mouse-like terpyridine parts based amphiphilic ionic molecules displaying strengthened chemical adsorption for anticorrosion of copper in sulfuric acid solution [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2023, 57(5): 233-246.
[13]	Bingxiao Feng, Lining Hao, Chaoting Deng, Jiaqiang Wang, Hongbing Song, Meng Xiao, Tingting Huang, Quanhong Zhu, Hengjun Gai. A highly hydrothermal stable copper-based catalyst for catalytic wet air oxidation of m-cresol in coal chemical wastewater [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2023, 57(5): 338-348.
[14]	Chao Yang, Zhelin Su, Yeshuang Wang, Huiling Fan, Meisheng Liang, Zhaohui Chen. Insight into the effect of gel drying temperature on the structure and desulfurization performance of ZnO/SiO₂ adsorbents [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2023, 56(4): 233-241.
[15]	Lianlian Zhao, Fufu Di, Xiaonan Wang, Sumbal Farid, Suzhen Ren. Constructing a hollow core-shell structure of RuO₂ wrapped by hierarchical porous carbon shell with Ru NPs loading for supercapacitor [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2023, 55(3): 93-100.