An asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) was assembled by using an activated carbon as positive electrode and WO3 nanowire as negative electrode, and its electrical performances were tested in voltage windows ranging from...An asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) was assembled by using an activated carbon as positive electrode and WO3 nanowire as negative electrode, and its electrical performances were tested in voltage windows ranging from 0 to 1.5 V. A high specific capacitance of 51 Fog-1 could be achieved at the current density of 0.25 A·g-1 . Moreover, the ASC displays a good cycling stability with 86% of capacitance retention after 800 cycles, its energy density can be up to 11.9 Wh·kg-1 at the power density of 210 W·kg -1, and remains 7.7 Wh·kg-1 at a power density of 1250 W· kg-1. The excellent electrical performance is perhaps due to the crystal orientation of (001) planes for the WO3 nanowire, which favors the rapid reaction between W(VI) and H+ cations. This aqueous asymmetric WO3//AC supercapacitor is promising for practical applications due to its easy preparation of WO3.展开更多
基金Financial support from the Distinguished Young Scientists Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51425301), the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (Nos. 12JC1401200 and 14520721800) and the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 143J2081) is gratefully appreciated.
文摘An asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) was assembled by using an activated carbon as positive electrode and WO3 nanowire as negative electrode, and its electrical performances were tested in voltage windows ranging from 0 to 1.5 V. A high specific capacitance of 51 Fog-1 could be achieved at the current density of 0.25 A·g-1 . Moreover, the ASC displays a good cycling stability with 86% of capacitance retention after 800 cycles, its energy density can be up to 11.9 Wh·kg-1 at the power density of 210 W·kg -1, and remains 7.7 Wh·kg-1 at a power density of 1250 W· kg-1. The excellent electrical performance is perhaps due to the crystal orientation of (001) planes for the WO3 nanowire, which favors the rapid reaction between W(VI) and H+ cations. This aqueous asymmetric WO3//AC supercapacitor is promising for practical applications due to its easy preparation of WO3.