Formation of Onion-Like NiCo2S4

Particles via Sequential

Ion-Exchange for Hybrid
Supercapacitors
Bu Yuan Guan, Le Yu, Xiao Wang, Shuyan Song,*
and Xiong Wen (David) Lou*
Electrochemical
energy storage devices
• hybrid supercapacitors(HSCs)
• High power density
• fast charging/discharging
• excellent cycling stability

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Hollow particles
• HSCs
• power deficiencies associated with battery-type Faradaic
electrode

• especially complex hollow particles

with designed multishelled structures
• conventional simple hollow particles

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onion-like mixed metal sulfide
particles

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• HSCs device
• using onion-like NiCo2S4 particles as the positive
electrode
• carbon (AC) as the negative electrode
• excellent cycling stability
• enhanced energy density
• power capability

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Onion-like Co3O4 particles are
prepared by direct pyrolysis of
a Co-based coordination
polymer precursor (Co-CPSs).

a) FESEM and b–d) TEM images of onion-like Co3O4 particles.

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a,d) FESEM and
b,c,e,f) TEM images of complex onion-like a–c) Co4S3
d–f) NiCo2S4 particles.

BET surface area:

417472 (m2 g−1)
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electrochemical performance

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/301649457_fig1_Fig-1-Three-electrode-cell-assembly
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a) CV curves of the onion-like NiCo2S4 particles at different sweep rates.
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 c) Cycling performance at a constant current density of 10 A g−1.

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 a) CV curves of the NiCo2S4//AC HSC at different sweep rates.
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 c) Cycling performance at a constant current density of 10 A g−1.

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Summary
• complex multishelled structure
• improve the energy density of the electrode material

• porous hollow structured shells with much higher

specific surface area
• be beneficial for electrochemical applications

• incorporation of Ni2+ cations into the cobalt sulfide

• increase conductivity and creation of new active sites

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