Distinguished from commonly used Fe2O3 and Fe3O4,a three-dimensional multilevel macromicro-mesoporous structure of FeC2O4/graphene composite has been prepared as binderfree electrode for supercapacitors.The as-prepare...Distinguished from commonly used Fe2O3 and Fe3O4,a three-dimensional multilevel macromicro-mesoporous structure of FeC2O4/graphene composite has been prepared as binderfree electrode for supercapacitors.The as-prepared materials are composed of macroporous graphene and microporous/mesoporous ferrous oxalate.Generally,the decomposition voltage of water is 1.23 V and the practical voltage window limit is about 2 V for asymmetric supercapacitors in aqueous electrolytes.When FeC2O4/rGO hydrogel was used as the negative electrode and a pure rGO hydrogel was used as the positive electrode,the asymmetrical supercapacitor voltage window raised to 1.7 V in KOH(1.0 mol/L)electrolyte and reached up to 2.5 V in a neutral aqueous Na2SO4(1.0 mol/L)electrolyte.Correspondingly it also exhibits a high performance with an energy density of 59.7 Wh/kg.By means of combining a metal oxide that owns micro-mesoporous structure with graphene,this work provides a new opportunity for preparing high-voltage aqueous asymmetric supercapacitors without addition of conductive agent and binder.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51673180 and No. 51673180)
文摘Distinguished from commonly used Fe2O3 and Fe3O4,a three-dimensional multilevel macromicro-mesoporous structure of FeC2O4/graphene composite has been prepared as binderfree electrode for supercapacitors.The as-prepared materials are composed of macroporous graphene and microporous/mesoporous ferrous oxalate.Generally,the decomposition voltage of water is 1.23 V and the practical voltage window limit is about 2 V for asymmetric supercapacitors in aqueous electrolytes.When FeC2O4/rGO hydrogel was used as the negative electrode and a pure rGO hydrogel was used as the positive electrode,the asymmetrical supercapacitor voltage window raised to 1.7 V in KOH(1.0 mol/L)electrolyte and reached up to 2.5 V in a neutral aqueous Na2SO4(1.0 mol/L)electrolyte.Correspondingly it also exhibits a high performance with an energy density of 59.7 Wh/kg.By means of combining a metal oxide that owns micro-mesoporous structure with graphene,this work provides a new opportunity for preparing high-voltage aqueous asymmetric supercapacitors without addition of conductive agent and binder.
