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Abstract Bimetallic carbides with high activity and stability are promising potential materials for energy-storage application. However, the researches about Fe 2 MoC as electrode material on supercapacitors are comparatively weak, and the processing methods of Fe 2 MoC were also relatively few. Herein, a simple hydrothermal method, combining with carbothermic treatment at 900 °C, is explored to fabricate molybdenum iron carbon (Fe 2 MoC) successfully. Chitosan is not only a carbon source, but also a chelating agent to form bimetallic carbide rather than two separated monometallic carbide during the high-temperature treatment. Fe 2 MoC nanoparticles possessing large specific surface, high activity, stability and small resistance were the promising candidate for electrode material. Systematic electrochemical characterizations have verified the Fe 2 MoC (chitosan as carbon source) possesses a specific capacitance (97.7 F/g at a current density of 0.5 A/g), high rate capability (97.0% capacitance retention from 0.5 to 10 A/g) and cycling stability (83.9% capacitance retention after 1000 cycles) in 1 M KOH. In addition, it offers the energy density of 6.74 Wh/kg at a power density of 21 kW/kg. In view of the low-cost and excellent performance, Fe 2 MoC will hold great promise in energy-storage field for supercapacitors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Core-shell hierarchical structured composites have demonstrated great advantages in numerous energy storage devices. In particular, structured composites with rationally structural components and controllable morphology are the most effective in enhancing electrochemical properties. In this work, MnO 2 @NiCo 2 O 4 @Ti 3 SiC 2 /CC (carbon cloth) core-shell hierarchical structured composites were designed and successfully synthesized via electrospinning followed by a two-step hydrothermal reaction. The Ti 3 SiC 2 /CC nanofibers and core-shell nanoarrays were able to improve the specific capacitance and cycling stability. In the three-electrode system, the specific capacitance of MnO 2 @NiCo 2 O 4 @Ti 3 SiC 2 /CC was observed as 1938.2 F/g at a current density of 1 A/g, while the rate capability retention was observed as 81.7% between 1 and 10 A/g. Furthermore, a superior cycling stability was observed following 5000 cycles with a specific capacitance retention rate of 55.4%. Employing MnO 2 @NiCo 2 O 4 @Ti 3 SiC 2 /CC as the all solid-state supercapacitor positive electrode exhibited a high energy density of 58.0 W h/kg at the power density of 800 W/kg. Results demonstrate the potential of the MnO 2 @NiCo 2 O 4 @Ti 3 SiC 2 /CC as an electrode material with phenomenal electrochemical properties for supercapacitors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]