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Achieving Ultrahigh Energy Densities of Supercapacitors with Porous Titanium Carbide/Boron‐Doped Diamond Composite Electrodes
Author(s) -
Xu Jing,
Yang Nianjun,
Heuser Steffen,
Yu Siyu,
Schulte Anna,
Schönherr Holger,
Jiang Xin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201803623
Subject(s) - materials science , supercapacitor , capacitance , titanium , electrode , electrolyte , titanium carbide , chemical engineering , diamond , chemical vapor deposition , composite number , composite material , nanotechnology , metallurgy , chemistry , engineering
Abstract The energy densities of most supercapacitors (SCs) are low, hindering their practical applications. To construct SCs with ultrahigh energy densities, a porous titanium carbide (TiC)/boron‐doped diamond (BDD) composite electrode is synthesized on a titanium plate that is pretreated using a plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) technique. The porous and nanometer‐thick TiO 2 layer formed during PEO process prevents the formation of brittle titanium hydride and enhances the BDD growth during chemical vapor deposition processes. Meanwhile, the in situ conversion of TiO 2 into TiC is achieved. Combination of this capacitor electrode with soluble redox electrolytes leads to the fabrication of high‐performance SCs in both aqueous and organic solutions. In 0.05 m Fe(CN) 6 3−/4− + 1 m Na 2 SO 4 aqueous solution, the capacitance is as high as 46.3 mF cm −2 at a current density of 1 mA cm −2 ; this capacitance remains 92% of its initial value even after 10 000 charge/discharge cycles; the energy density is up to 47.4 Wh kg −1 at a power density of 2236 W kg −1 . The performance of constructed SCs is superior to most available SCs and some electrochemical energy storage devices like batteries. Such a porous capacitor electrode is thus promising for the construction of high‐performance SCs for practical applications.