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One-pot synthesized mesoporous Ni–Co hydroxide for high performance supercapacitors

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Mesoporous Ni(OH)2/Co(OH)2 electrode materials were synthesized via a simple one-pot procedure by combining homogeneous precipitation and stepwise precipitation method. The configuration of the porous Ni(OH)2/Co(OH)2 electrode materials synthesized provides 3D electron transmission channels through a high conductive Co(OH)2 distributed in the peripheral nanolayer of the composites, which is beneficial to rate capability and cycle stability. The Ni(OH)2/Co(OH)2 electrode materials have a specific surface area of 229 m2 g−1, which is approximately 40% higher than that of Ni(OH)2 (163 m2 g−1). Their specific capacitance is up to 1202 and 1022 F g−1 at the current densities of 10 and 20 A g−1, respectively. Furthermore, the capacitance retention of the electrode materials at the current density of 10 A g−1 is 98% after 5000 cycles. The synthesis method provides a novel simple route to fabricate heterostructure materials for capacitors with high electrochemical performance.

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Acknowledgments

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support by the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (No. B2016203391), the Natural Science Research Keystone Program of Universities in Hebei Province (No. ZD2016075), and the Foundation of the Key Technology Research and Development Program of Qinhuangdao (No. 201501B008).

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  1. College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, People’s Republic of China

    Yuqing Qiao, Peng Jia, Xiaoyu Zhang, Ning Cai, Xianfeng Hao, Yongfu Tang & Weimin Gao

  2. State Key Laboratory of Metastable Material Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, People’s Republic of China

    Yuqing Qiao & Tongde Shen

  3. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, 710048, People’s Republic of China

    Xianhui Wang

  4. Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3217, Australia

    Lingxue Kong & Weimin Gao

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• Mesoporous Ni(OH)2/Co(OH)2 with heterostructure was fabricated.

• Homogeneous precipitation and stepwise precipitation method was utilized.

• The electrode displays a high capacitance of 1022 F g−1 at 20 A g−1.

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Qiao, Y., Jia, P., Zhang, X. et al. One-pot synthesized mesoporous Ni–Co hydroxide for high performance supercapacitors. Ionics 23, 1229–1238 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-016-1914-8

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