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Cao Z, Zhu YB, Chen K, Wang Q, Li Y, Xing X, Ru J, Meng LG, Shu J, Shpigel N, Chen LF. Super-Stretchable and High-Energy Micro-Pseudocapacitors Based on MXene Embedded Ag Nanoparticles. Adv Mater 2024:e2401271. [PMID: 38549262 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202401271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
Abstract
The advancement of aqueous micro-supercapacitors offers an enticing prospect for a broad spectrum of applications, spanning from wearable electronics to micro-robotics and sensors. Unfortunately, conventional micro-supercapacitors are characterized by low capacity and slopy voltage profiles, limiting their energy density capabilities. To enhance the performance of these devices, the use of 2D MXene-based compounds has recently been proposed. Apart from their capacitive contributions, these structures can be loaded with redox-active nanowires which increase their energy density and stabilize their operation voltage. However, introducing rigid nanowires into MXene films typically leads to a significant decline in their mechanical properties, particularly in terms of flexibility. To overcome this issue, super stretchable micro-pseudocapacitor electrodes composed of MXene nanosheets and in situ reconstructed Ag nanoparticles (Ag-NP-MXene) are herein demonstrated, delivering high energy density, stable operation voltage of ≈1 V, and fast charging capabilities. Careful experimental analysis and theoretical simulations of the charging mechanism of the Ag-NP-MXene electrodes reveal a dual nature charge storage mechanism involving ad(de)sorption of ions and conversion reaction of Ag nanoparticles. The superior mechanical properties of synthesized films obtained through in situ construction of Ag-NP-MXene structure show an ultra stretchability, allowing the devices to provide stable voltage and energy output even at 100% elongation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zhiqian Cao
- Key Laboratory of Green and Precise Synthetic Chemistry and Applications, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials (LMBD), School of Engineering Science, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Division of Nanomaterials &Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
| | - Kai Chen
- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials (LMBD), School of Engineering Science, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Division of Nanomaterials &Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials (LMBD), School of Engineering Science, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Division of Nanomaterials &Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green and Precise Synthetic Chemistry and Applications, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Environmental Research Institute of Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, 230031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green and Precise Synthetic Chemistry and Applications, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green and Precise Synthetic Chemistry and Applications, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, China
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University, Kiryat Hamada 3, Ariel, 40700, Israel
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials (LMBD), School of Engineering Science, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Division of Nanomaterials &Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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