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An Integrated Approach Toward Renewable Energy Storage Using Rechargeable Ag@Ni 0.67 Co 0.33 S‐Based Hybrid Supercapacitors
Author(s) -
Nagaraju Goli,
Sekhar S. Chandra,
Ramulu Bhimanaboina,
Yu Jae Su
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201805418
Subject(s) - supercapacitor , materials science , energy storage , renewable energy , capacitance , electrode , nanotechnology , composite number , power density , chemical engineering , optoelectronics , electrical engineering , composite material , power (physics) , chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Self‐powered charging systems in conjunction with renewable energy conversion and storage devices have attracted promising attention in recent years. In this work, a prolific approach to design a wind/solar‐powered rechargeable high‐energy density pouch‐type hybrid supercapacitor (HSC) is proposed. The pouch‐type HSC is fabricated by engineering nature‐inspired nanosliver (nano‐Ag) decorated Ni 0.67 Co 0.33 S forest‐like nanostructures on Ni foam (nano‐Ag@NCS FNs/Ni foam) as a battery‐type electrode and porous activated carbon as a capacitive‐type electrode. Initially, the core–shell‐like NCS FNs/Ni foam is prepared via a single‐step wet‐chemical method, followed by a light‐induced growth of nano‐Ag onto it for enhancing the conductivity of the composite. Utilizing the synergistic effects of forest‐like nano‐Ag@NCS FNs/Ni foam as a composite electrode, the fabricated device shows a maximum capacitance of 1104.14 mF cm −2 at a current density of 5 mA cm −2 and it stores superior energy and power densities of 0.36 mWh cm −2 and 27.22 mW cm −2 , respectively along with good cycling stability, which are higher than most of previous reports. The high‐energy storage capability of HSCs is further connected to wind fans and solar cells to harvest renewable energy. The wind/solar charged HSCs can effectively operate various electronic devices for a long time, enlightening its potency for the development of sustainable energy systems.