Controllable phase transition of Al3+ induced manganese dioxide from β- to δ-type and their Al-doped δ-type manganese dioxide for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitors
摘要
Al-doped manganese dioxide (MnO2) was synthesized by simple hydrothermal method, and a controllable phase transition of the MnO2 crystal phase from β to δ was achieved. The effects of Al doping concentration on the structure and electrochemical properties of electrode materials were studied in detail. The results show that the controlled synthesis requires a synergy between KMnO4, MnCl2 and AlCl3, and that Al3+ plays an important role. Compared with the pure phase MnO2, the crystallinity of Al-doped MnO2 decreases and the specific surface area increases, which provides more active sites for the electrode material. When 3 mmol Al3+ is added, the prepared MnO2-3 has the largest specific capacitance and the highest rate performance. The energy density of the asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) with MnO2-3 as the positive electrode and activated carbon (AC) as the negative electrode can reach 18.4 W·h/kg at the power density of 400 W/kg, and the capacity can maintain 90% of the initial value after 20000 cycles, indicating that Al-doped MnO2 has certain practical application value. This study provides favorable guidance for MnO2 as a high performance electrode material.