Exploring the Ni-Mn–O composite as an anode for lithium-ion capacitors
摘要
Lithium-ion hybrid capacitors have gained more attention due to their improved energy density, exceeding > 25 Wh kg−1 without sacrificing the power density of the supercapacitors. In this work, we have fabricated a hybrid device employing battery-type conversion materials (Ni-Mn–O composite) as anode and high surface area carbon (HSAC) as cathode. The Ni-Mn–O composite consists of NiMn2O4, NiMnO3, and Mn2O3. The battery type NiMn2O4, NiMnO3, and Mn2O3 electrode not only enables faradaic storing of Li+ ions but also empowers the pseudocapacitive property of the composites. Moreover, the stable 3D framework of spinel-cubic and perovskite structure also facilitates the outstanding transport pathways for Li+ ion diffusion. On the other hand, the high surface area carbon (HSAC) demonstrated robust cycling performance, retaining 80% of its capacitance after 5000 cycles. Thus, the Li-ion capacitor utilizes this high surface area carbon as a cathode and pre-lithiated Ni-Mn–O composite (NMO) as anode with an optimized mass ratio of 2:1. The Li-ion capacitor delivers a maximum energy density of 105 Wh kg−1 at the power density of 333 W kg−1 and a maximum power output of 8335 W kg−1 at 23 Wh kg−1. Besides, full-cell LIC maintains 70% retention in capacity with > 99.8% coulombic efficiency up to 10,000 cycles.
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