Porous NiCo_2O_4 nanowires supported on carbon cloth for flexible asymmetric supercapacitor with high energy density

Recently, binary metal oxides have been considerably researched for energy storage since it can provide higher electrical conductivity and electrochemical activity than single components. Besides, rational arrays structure design can effectively enhance the utilization of active material. In this article, we synthesis a porous NiCo_2O_4 nanowires arrays, which were intimate contact with flexible carbon cloth（CC）by a facile hydrothermal reaction and calcination treatment. The rational array structures of NiCo_2O_4 facilitate the diffusion of electrolyte and effectively increase the utilization of active material. The asobtained NiCo_2O_4@CC electrode exhibits a high capacitance of 1183 mF cm^（-2） and an outstanding capacitance retention of 90.4% after 3000 cycles. Furthermore, a flexible asymmetric supercapacitor（ASC）using NiCo_2O_4@CC as positive electrode and activated carbon cloth（ACC） as negative electrode was fabricated, which delivers a large capacitance of 750 mF cm^（-2）（12.5 F cm^（-3））, a high energy density of 0.24 mWh cm^（-2）（3.91 mWh cm^（-3））, as well as excellent cycle stability under different bending states.These remarkable results suggest that as-assembled NiCo_2O_4@CC//ACC ASC is a promising candidate in flexible energy storage applications.

混空轻烃燃气液相析出成核热力学分析

混空轻烃燃气是将液态轻烃原料汽化、与空气按一定比例混合制成的可燃气体,是一种清洁燃料。但以戊烷为主的轻烃原料常温下为液态,汽化混合后的燃气存在露点较高问题。采用成核热力学理论研究局部温度、压力变化引起的相变/成核驱动力,进而研究液滴的成核能,得到混空轻烃燃气液相析出的成核机理、成核能及其与过冷度和过饱和度的关联关系。结果表明,相变/成核所需过冷度和过饱和度随温度、压力的增加而降低;尽管发生完全相变所需过冷度及过饱和度较高,较难达到,但液相析出成核所需过冷度及过饱和度则极易达到,因此防止燃料露点形成的重点是控制从成核到完全相变的发生。