How to achieve high mass loadings while maintaining high energy and power densities together with slow self-discharge rates for aqueous asymmetric supercapacitors (AASCs) remains a great challenge. Herein, we tested an AASC using Ti3C2Tz MXene as the negative electrode, a mixture of manganese oxides, Mn3O4 and MnOOH, as the positive electrode with a saturated lithium chloride (14 M LiCl) electrolyte. This device, with electrode thicknesses of > 100 mu m, and a mass loading of similar to 10 mg cm(-2), resulted in an energy density of approximate to 30 Wh kg(-1) at 0.5 A g(-1), a power density of approximate to 23 kW kg(-1) at 20 A g(-1), an open cell voltage of 2.3 V, excellent rate capability and cycling stability. When allowed to self-discharge for 54 h at room temperature, similar to 66% of the voltage was retained. Crucially, after that time the cell voltage was > 1.5 V. This work opens a new opportunity for high performance, environmentally friendly AASCs, where high energy and power densities are combined with slow self-discharge rates at commercial mass loadings.
MXene-manganese oxides aqueous asymmetric supercapacitors with high mass loadings, high cell voltages and slow self-discharge
Creators
Wei Zheng - Linköping University
Joseph Halim - Linköping University
ZhengMing Sun - Southeast University
Johanna Rosen - Linköping University
Michel W. Barsoum - Drexel University
Publication Details
ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS, v 38, pp 438-446
Publisher
Elsevier
Number of pages
9
Grant note
Knut and Alice Wallenberg (KAW) foundation for a Fellowship/Scholar grant
EM16-0004 / Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF); Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research
Resource Type
Journal article
Language
English
Academic Unit
Materials Science and Engineering
Web of Science ID
WOS:000645680900002
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85103691743
Other Identifier
991019169637804721
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