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Intercalation of cations into partially reduced molybdenum oxide for high-rate pseudocapacitors
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Intercalation of cations into partially reduced molybdenum oxide for high-rate pseudocapacitors

Xu Xiao, Chuanfang (John) Zhang, Shizhe Lin, Liang Huang, Zhimi Hu, Yongliang Cheng, Tianqi Li, Wenming Qiao, Donghui Long, Yunhui Huang, …
Energy Storage Materials, v 1, pp 1-8
Nov 2015

Abstract

MoO3 nanobelts Ion Pseudocapacitor Intercalation Energy storage
Intercalation capacitance is emerging as a promising approach to increasing energy density of electrochemical capacitors. However, the number of materials capable of intercalating ions other than small H+ and Li+ is limited. Here we report a K+ preintercalated hydrogenated MoO3 (KyMoO3−x) with enhanced conductivity and widened interlayer gaps. Different cations (Mg2+, Na+, K+ and Li+) were able to intercalate along the (010) facet of KyMoO3−x with high intercalation capacitance (374F/cm3 at 0.5A/g in 5M LiCl). The cation intercalation behavior and the origin of the high capacitance have been systematically studied. Using artificial seawater as electrolyte, high volumetric capacitance (188F/cm3 at 0.5A/g) and good rate handling were also achieved. The KyMoO3−x electrode also showed a similar capacitance (196F/cm3 at 0.5A/g) and cycling performance (89% of initial capacitance maintained after 10,000 cycles) in natural seawater. When KyMoO3−x was fabricated into a symmetric pseudocapacitor with natural seawater as the electrolyte, the energy density and power density of the electrode reached 0.91mWh/cm3 and 6.5W/cm3, respectively. The impressive results indicate KyMoO3−x is a promising high-power handling pseudocapacitor electrode material. [Display omitted] •A MoO3 derivative (KyMoO3−x) with enhanced conductivity and larger interlayer spacing is fabricated.•Different cations are capable of intercalating KyMoO3−x.•KyMoO3−x achieves a high volumetric capacitance, rate performance and cyclability in seawater electrolyte.

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