Advanced Fiber Materials, Volume. 6, Issue 2, 00363(2024)

Ag Nanoparticles-Decorated Bimetal Complex Selenide 3D Flowers: A Solar Energy-Driven Flexible Hybrid Supercapacitor for Smart Wearables

Lintymol Antony1... Eluri Pavitra2, Kugalur Shanmugam Ranjith1, Ganji Seeta Rama Raju1,*, Yun Suk Huh2,** and Young-Kyu Han1,*** |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Department of Energy and Materials Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul 04620, Republic of Korea
  • 2Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, NanoBio High-Tech Materials Research Center, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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    The demand for green-power-driven flexible energy storage systems is increasing. This requires new materials for powering wearable electronic devices without conceding energy and power densities. Herein, a nanograss-flower-like nickel di-vanadium selenide (NiV2Se4) is fabricated on a flexible Ni–Cu–Co fabric by a scalable oil bath deposition approach. The NiV2Se4 is decorated with silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NiV2Se4–Ag) to improve the electrical conductivity of the electrode surface. The NiV2Se4–Ag electrode exhibits a 27% higher capacity than the NiV2Se4 electrode at 1 mA cm-2, owing to the synergistic effect of Ag nanoparticles and NiV2Se4. Aqueous and flexible hybrid supercapacitors (HSCs) are fabricated with NiV2Se4–Ag and activated carbon (AC) electrodes (NiV2Se4–Ag//AC), which work up to 1.6 V. Aqueous NiV2Se4–Ag//AC HSCs maintain 76% capacitance at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and deliver an energy density of 77 Wh kg-1 at a power density of 749 W kg-1. Moreover, these HSCs exhibit an excellent cycling stability of 95% after 10,000 galvanostatic charge–discharge cycles. Ultimately, this study demonstrates the potential of NiV2Se4–Ag//AC flexible HSCs for wearable electronics. These HSCs can withstand different bending and twisting angles without compromising the electrochemical performance. The fabricated flexible HSCs can also be recharged by sunlight, providing a sustainable way to utilize natural energy resources.

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    Lintymol Antony, Eluri Pavitra, Kugalur Shanmugam Ranjith, Ganji Seeta Rama Raju, Yun Suk Huh, Young-Kyu Han. Ag Nanoparticles-Decorated Bimetal Complex Selenide 3D Flowers: A Solar Energy-Driven Flexible Hybrid Supercapacitor for Smart Wearables[J]. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2024, 6(2): 00363

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Sep. 4, 2023

    Accepted: Dec. 25, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 5, 2024

    The Author Email: Raju Ganji Seeta Rama (gseetaramaraju7@dongguk.edu), Huh Yun Suk (yunsuk.huh@inha.ac.kr), Han Young-Kyu (ykenergy@dongguk.edu)

    DOI:10.1007/s42765-023-00363-8

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