Nano-Micro Letters, Volume. 16, Issue 1, 067(2024)

Hierarchically Structured Nb2O5 Microflowers with Enhanced Capacity and Fast-Charging Capability for Flexible Planar Sodium Ion Micro-Supercapacitors

Jiaxin Ma1...2, Jieqiong Qin3, Shuanghao Zheng1,4,*, Yinghua Fu1,5, Liping Chi1, Yaguang Li6, Cong Dong1,5, Bin Li1,5, Feifei Xing1,5, Haodong Shi1,4, and Zhong-Shuai Wu14,** |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, People’s Republic of China
  • 2School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People’s Republic of China
  • 3College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, No. 63 Agricultural Road, Zhengzhou 450002, People’s Republic of China
  • 4Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, People’s Republic of China
  • 5University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
  • 6Hebei Key Lab of Optic-Electronic Information and Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, People’s Republic of China
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    Planar Na ion micro-supercapacitors (NIMSCs) that offer both high energy density and power density are deemed to a promising class of miniaturized power sources for wearable and portable microelectronics. Nevertheless, the development of NIMSCs are hugely impeded by the low capacity and sluggish Na ion kinetics in the negative electrode. Herein, we demonstrate a novel carbon-coated Nb2O5 microflower with a hierarchical structure composed of vertically intercrossed and porous nanosheets, boosting Na ion storage performance. The unique structural merits, including uniform carbon coating, ultrathin nanosheets and abundant pores, endow the Nb2O5 microflower with highly reversible Na ion storage capacity of 245 mAh g-1 at 0.25 C and excellent rate capability. Benefiting from high capacity and fast charging of Nb2O5 microflower, the planar NIMSCs consisted of Nb2O5 negative electrode and activated carbon positive electrode deliver high areal energy density of 60.7 μWh cm-2, considerable voltage window of 3.5 V and extraordinary cyclability. Therefore, this work exploits a structural design strategy towards electrode materials for application in NIMSCs, holding great promise for flexible microelectronics.

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    Jiaxin Ma, Jieqiong Qin, Shuanghao Zheng, Yinghua Fu, Liping Chi, Yaguang Li, Cong Dong, Bin Li, Feifei Xing, Haodong Shi, Zhong-Shuai Wu. Hierarchically Structured Nb2O5 Microflowers with Enhanced Capacity and Fast-Charging Capability for Flexible Planar Sodium Ion Micro-Supercapacitors[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 067

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jul. 3, 2023

    Accepted: Nov. 8, 2023

    Published Online: Jan. 23, 2025

    The Author Email: Zheng Shuanghao (shuanghao_zheng@dicp.ac.cn), Wu Zhong-Shuai (wuzs@dicp.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s40820-023-01281-5

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