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“HOT” Alkaline Hydrolysis of Amorphous MOF Microspheres to Produce Ultrastable Bimetal Hydroxide Electrode with Boosted Cycling Stability
Author(s) -
Zhang Haobing,
Xu Ben,
Mei Hao,
Mei Yingjie,
Zhang Shiyu,
Yang Zhendong,
Xiao Zhenyu,
Kang Wenpei,
Sun Daofeng
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.201904663
Subject(s) - bimetal , materials science , hydroxide , chemical engineering , metal hydroxide , hydrolysis , supercapacitor , cobalt , electrode , cobalt hydroxide , aqueous solution , amorphous solid , inorganic chemistry , electrochemistry , chemistry , composite material , metallurgy , organic chemistry , engineering
Abstract Nickel/cobalt hydroxide is a promising battery‐type electrode material for supercapacitors. However, its low cycle stability hinders further applications. Herein, Ni 0.7 Co 0.3 (OH) 2 core–shell microspheres exhibiting extreme‐prolonged cycling life are successfully synthesized, employing Ni‐Co‐metal–organic framework (MOF) as the precursor/template and a specific hydrolysis strategy. The Ni‐Co‐MOF and KOH aqueous solution are separated and heated to 120 °C before mixing, rather than mixing before heating. Through this hydrolysis strategy, no MOF residual exists in the product, contributing to close stacking of the hydroxide nanoflakes to generate Ni 0.7 Co 0.3 (OH) 2 microspheres with a robust core–shell structure. The electrode material exhibits high specific capacity (945 C g −1 at 0.5 A g −1 ) and unprecedented cycling performance (100% after 10 000 cycles). The fabricated asymmetric supercapacitor delivers an energy density of 40.14 Wh kg −1 at a power density of 400.56 W kg −1 and excellent cycling stability (100% after 20 000 cycles). As far as is known, it is the best cycling performance for pure Ni/Co(OH) 2 .