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Carbon-Nanotubes@MnO2-Nanosheets Core-Shell Arrays on Carbon Cloth for High Volumetric Capacitance Flexible Supercapacitors
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  • Yong Zhao,
  • Zhi Zheng,
  • Hai Yu,
  • Caiyun Wang,
  • Song Zhou,
  • Lei Zhang,
  • Quanxiang Li
Yong Zhao
CSIRO Energy Centre
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Zhi Zheng
CSIRO Energy Centre
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Hai Yu
CSIRO Energy Centre
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Caiyun Wang
University of Wollongong
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Song Zhou
CSIRO Energy Centre
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Lei Zhang
Griffith University
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Quanxiang Li
Deakin University Institute for Frontier Materials

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Abstract

Supercapacitors hold great promise as energy storage devices due to their rapid charge-discharge rates and exceptional durability. However, their low energy density has constrained their practical applications. In this study, we synthesize carbon-nanotubes@MnO2-nanosheets core-shell nanotube arrays on carbon cloth to enhance the volumetric capacitance of supercapacitors. Our method utilizes radially grown ZnO nanowires as sacrificial supports to fabricate carbon-nanotube-supported MnO2 structures. The resulting electrode exhibits a high specific capacitance of 0.52 F cm⁻² at 2 mV s⁻¹ and demonstrates excellent rate performance, maintaining a capacitance of 0.25 F cm⁻² at a high scan rate of 100 mV s⁻¹. The asymmetric solid-state supercapacitor, constructed using this composite and paired with a carbon electrode, displays outstanding electrochemical performance, including a voltage window of up to 1.8 V, a high volumetric energy density of 2.85 mWh cm⁻³, and a power density of 453.8 mW cm⁻³. These findings provide valuable insights for the development of next-generation energy storage devices, capable of meeting the growing demands for portable and flexible electronics.
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