Xiao Yongcheng, Liu Jing, He Dong, Chen Songbo, Peng Weimin, Hu Xinjun, Liu Tianfu, Zhu Zhenxing, Bai Yongxiao
Graphene Institute of Lanzhou University-Fangda Carbon Co., Ltd., Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2021 Aug 18;13(32):38266-38277. doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c08598. Epub 2021 Aug 10.
With the battery-type anode and capacitor-type cathode, lithium-ion capacitors (LICs) are expected to exhibit both high energy and high power density but suffer from the mismatch of the electrode reaction kinetics and capacity. Herein, to alleviate the mismatch between the two electrodes and synergistically enhance the energy/power density, we design a method of microwave irradiation reduction to prepare graphene-based electrode material (MRPG/CNT) with fast ion/electron pathway. The three-dimensional structure of CNT intercalation to graphene inhibits the restacking of graphene sheets and improves the conductivity of the electrode material, resulting a rapid ion and electron diffusion channel. Due to its specific properties, MRPG/CNT materials can be used as both anode and cathode electrodes of LICs at the same time. As anode, MRPG/CNT shows a high capacity of 1200 mAh g as well as high rate performance. As cathode, MRPG/CNT displays a high capacity of 108 mAh g and the capacity retention of 100% after 8000 cycles. Coupling the prelithiated MRPG/CNT anode with MRPG/CNT cathode gives a full-graphene-based symmetric LIC, which achieves a high energy density of 232.6 Wh kg at 226.0 W kg, 111.2 Wh kg at the ultrahigh power density of 45.2 kW kg, and superior capacity retention of 86% after 5000 cycles. The structure design of this electrode provides a new strategy for alleviating the mismatch of LIC electrodes and constructing high-performance symmetrical LICs.
采用电池型阳极和电容型阴极,锂离子电容器(LIC)有望展现出高能量和高功率密度,但存在电极反应动力学和容量不匹配的问题。在此,为了缓解两个电极之间的不匹配并协同提高能量/功率密度,我们设计了一种微波辐射还原法来制备具有快速离子/电子传导路径的石墨烯基电极材料(MRPG/CNT)。碳纳米管插层到石墨烯的三维结构抑制了石墨烯片层的重新堆叠,提高了电极材料的导电性,从而形成了快速的离子和电子扩散通道。由于其特殊性能,MRPG/CNT材料可同时用作LIC的阳极和阴极电极。作为阳极,MRPG/CNT表现出1200 mAh g的高容量以及高倍率性能。作为阴极,MRPG/CNT显示出108 mAh g的高容量以及8000次循环后100%的容量保持率。将预锂化的MRPG/CNT阳极与MRPG/CNT阴极耦合,得到了全石墨烯基对称LIC,其在226.0 W kg时实现了232.6 Wh kg的高能量密度,在45.2 kW kg的超高功率密度下达到111.2 Wh kg,并且在5000次循环后具有86%的优异容量保持率。这种电极的结构设计为缓解LIC电极的不匹配以及构建高性能对称LIC提供了一种新策略。