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A metal porous carbon (Ni@NC) supported nickel/cobalt layered double hydroxide (NiCo-LDH) (Ni@NC@NiCo-LDH) with a cauliflower morphology was synthesized by a successive double template method. At first a nickel metal-organic framework (Ni-MOF) was prepared and used as a sacrifice template to produce metal porous carbon (Ni@NC). Then the prepared conductive porous carbon material was exploited as a substrate for in-situ growing of ZIF-67 on its surface. Lastly the obtained Ni@NC@ZIF-67 was further used as a sacrifice template to prepare the final electrode material Ni@NC@NiCo-LDH by Ni2+ etching and co-precipitation. The cooperation of Ni@NC with excellent conductivity and NiCo-LDH with superior pseudocapacitive property yielded a synergistic effect, which effectively improved the electrochemical performance of the resulted electrode material. And the special flower morphology exposed more redox active sites and provided proper charge transport path for enhanced electrochemical performance. The prepared Ni@NC@NiCo-LDH exhibited a high specific capacitance of 1761.8 F·g−1 at the current density of 1 A·g−1. The assembled Ni@NC@NiCo-LDH//AC asymmetric supercapacitor also displayed an acceptable energy density (39.27 Wh·kg−1 at the power density of 757.21 W·kg−1) and ultrahigh cycling stability (94.74% capacitance retention after 25000 cycles at 10 A g−1). [Display omitted] • Ni@NC@NiCo-LDH was prepared by combination of Ni@NC and NiCo-LDH for the first time. • Ni@NC@NiCo-LDH had a big specific capacitance. • The assembled supercapacitor with Ni@NC@NiCo-LDH and AC had excellent cycle stability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract In this work, a Co-ZIF material and the derived nanoporous cobalt-rich carbons by direct carbonization of this Co-ZIF material were synthesized and used as electrode materials for supercapacitors. This ZIF material exhibited a high specific capacitance of 160.3 F g−1 at 0.5 A g−1, an excellent rate capability (73.72 F g−1 at 10 A g−1), and a good cycling stability with 100% of its initials specific capacitance after 8000 cycles. In addition, the obtained derived nanoporous carbons displayed ideal capacitor behaviors and were promising electroactive materials for supercapacitors at low current density. The nanoporous carbon obtained at 650 °C possessed a highest specific capacitance of 393 F g−1 at 0.5 A g−1 and a wide potential application range of −1.0–0.33 V. In addition, a symmetric supercapacitor device consisting of Z-C-650 and activated carbon exhibited a maximum energy density of 61.23 Wh Kg−1 at a power density of 700 W kg−1 and predicted that Z-C-650 could be used as a potential energy storage material. Graphical abstract Image 1 Highlights • Cobalt zeolite imidazolate framework and derived nanoporous carbons were prepared. • The framework and the derived carbons showed good electrochemical properties. • The assembled symmetric supercapacitor showed good performances. • The capacitor had energy density of 61.23 Wh kg−1 at 700 W kg−1 power density. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Novel pompon-like nickel-cobalt double hydroxide/graphene oxide (Ni(OH) 2 /Co(OH) 2 /GO) composites were successfully synthesized via a simple one-step solvothermal process. Their structure, morphology, surface and electrochemical properties were characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM), transmission electron microscopy(TEM), X-ray diffraction(XRD), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and galvanostatic charge/discharge(GCD) curves. The composite electrodes showed typical pseudocapacitance performances. When addition amount of graphene oxide was 10mg, resulted composite exhibited a high specific capacitance (2050.6 F g −1 at 1 A g −1 ) and good cycling stability with a capacitance retention of 84% after 1000 cycles. Appropriate amount of graphene oxide not only served as a structural director but also enhanced the conductivity and stability of the resulted composite. The attractive performances and facile fabrication made the prepared Ni(OH) 2 /Co(OH) 2 /GO composite become a promising candidate for low-cost high-performance energy storage device. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• A hollow structure PZ-20 was prepared by controlling the ligand exchange time. • Hollow structure r-NiCo 2 S 4 with sulfur vacancies for more active sites and redox reactions was synthesized. • The fabricated structure exhibited an ultra-high specific capacitance. • The assembled device presented an high energy density of 43.80 Wh·kg−1 under 800 W·kg−1. Defect and hollow structure on transition metal sulfides can produce abundant active sites and shorten electron/ion diffusion paths, improving the conductivity of electrochemically active materials. In this study, an effective strategy was proposed for preparing r-NiCo 2 S 4 electrode materials with sulfur vacancies and hollow structures and resulted excellent electrochemical performance through ligand exchange followed chemical reduction. Due to the unique structure, the prepared r-NiCo 2 S 4 electrode exhibited excellent specific capacitance (1406.4 F g−1 at 1 A g−1) and rate capacity (90.03%). Additionally, a hybrid supercapacitor r-NiCo 2 S 4 //AC HSC was assembled using r-NiCo 2 S 4 as the positive electrode and AC as the negative electrode. It presented an excellent energy density of 43.8 Wh kg−1 under 800 W kg−1 and cycling performance with 93.93% capacity retention after 10,000 cycles at 5 A g−1. This study provided a simple strategy for design and optimization of electrode materials with a unique hollow structure and sulfur vacancies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Considering the high electrical conductivity of carbon dots (CDs) and good oxidation-reduction property of polyoxometalates (POMs), a novel CDs coated POMs /metal organic frameworks (POMOFs) composition structure, CDs@PMo 12 /Ni-MOF, was prepared by hydrothermal reaction in this work. PMo 12 was encapsulated in the Ni-MOF framework to form the POMOF composite material, which realized the fixation of water-soluble [PMo 12 O 40 ]3- (PMo 12). A comparison study on the cyclic voltammetry (CV) and galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD) of the resulting CDs@PMo 12 /Ni-MOF with different compositions revealed that 6CDs@PMo 12 /Ni-MOF was better formulation in terms of specific capacity (748.8 C·g−1 at 1 A·g−1) and rate performance (75.93 % at 10 A·g−1). Furthermore, a hybrid supercapacitor device was assembled using 6CDs@PMo 12 /Ni-MOF as positive electrode and activated carbon (AC) as negative electrode, which showed an high energy density of 39.22 Wh·kg−1 under 749.9 W·kg−1 and excellent cyclic stability (98.4 % for 20000 cycles at 5 A·g−1). [Display omitted] • Fixation of water-soluble PMo 12 was realized to form POMOF composite material. • CDs@PMo 12 /Ni-MOF has excellent rate performance and cycle stability. • 6CDs@PMo 12 /Ni-MOF exhibits high specific capacitance and energy density. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Design and fabrication of self-assembled Ni-doped ZIF-67 (NiCo-ZIF-67). • Sandwich MXene/NiCoZDHis used for supercapacitor for the first time. • The specific capacitance of MXene/NiCoZDH is greater than that of MXene and ZIF-67. • Excellent cyclic stability of MXene/NiCoZDH (90.9%@30,000). Zeolite-imidazole frameworks (ZIFs) are the promising materials for supercapacitors (SC), however, the shortcomings of easy agglomeration, low conductivity and low stability limit the further improvement of their electrochemical properties. Hence, in order to produce high-performance SC, ZIFs are usually grown directly on some conductive substrates or post-treated. In this paper, MXene was explored as the substrate and Ni-doped ZIF-67 (denoted as NiCo-ZIF-67) was in situ anchored on negatively charged MXene surface via chemical bonds to supply more available active sites for the enhancement of capacitance. At the same time, the surface functional groups in MXene can also enhance the chemical connection between NiCo-ZIF-67 and MXene to attain higher ion diffusion and charge transfer rates. The size of the NiCoZDH (ZIFs-derived double hydroxide denoted as ZDH) obtained by the alkali treatment of NiCo-ZIF-67 is smaller, which is good for increasing specific surface area. The prepared composite MXene/NiCoZDH electrode shows a larger specific capacitance (877 F g-1) than MXene/NiCo-ZIF-67 (460 F·g-1), NiCoZDH (354 F g-1), NiCo-ZIF-67 (130 F g-1) and MXene (15 F g-1), and superior cycling stability with a capacitance retention of 90.9% after 30000 cycles. Additionally, the assembled asymmetric supercapacitor delivers an energy density of 34 Wh kg-1 at the power density of 748 W kg-1 and maintains 93.3% of the initial capacitance after 30,000 cycles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, novel hybrid nanomaterials constituting carbonized biomass materials derived from walnut shells and metal-organic framework (MOF) have been researched as a new class of renewable supercapacitor materials for electrochemical energy storage. One synthetic route is employed to grow Ni-MOF in the peripheries and channels of walnut shells derived carbon (WS), which had been carbonized previously by heat treatment in air at 850 °C to produce a highly porous network, and vulcanized polyaniline (SPANI) is used as a dummy plate preventing the agglomeration of MOFs and a wire connecting WS and MOFs, which easily improves the electron transfer and enhances the conductivity of the electrode material. The specific capacitance of the obtained WS@Ni-MOF composite is up to 4 times that of the biochar at the current density of 1 A g-1. The connection of SPANI also obviously accelerates the transfer of electrolyte ions. The resulting specific capacitance could reach 14 times of the biochar and exhibit high cycle stability (retention rate of 90.4% after 20000 cycles). In addition, the assembled asymmetrical supercapacitor (ASC) shows a high energy density of 34.79 Wh kg-1 at the power density of 824 W kg-1. This work provides a brilliant renewable candidate for the excellent energy storage device and a promising route design strategy for preparation of high performance and long life electrode materials. [Display omitted] • Design and fabrication of self-assembled Walnut shell-derived carbon and MOF composites. • WS@Ni-MOF/SPANI, as a new electrode material with sandwich structure, applied for supercapacitors for the first time. • The specific capacitance of WS@Ni-MOF/SPANI is greater than that of WS, Ni-MOF and SPANI. • Excellent cyclic stability of WS@Ni-MOF/SPANI (90.4%@20000). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• A simple ultrasound-assisted method was used to synthesize nitrogen-containing p - π conjugated-organic ligands. • Nitrogen-containing conjugated organic ligands have good conductivity. • Carbon-enriched MOFs and derived porous carbon have excellent electrochemical performance. • The change law of electrochemical performance was explored with gradient temperature. • The MOF-B-600//AC ASC device exhibits a high energy density of 63.62 Wh·kg−1 at power density of 400 W·kg−1. [Display omitted] This article aims to use nitrogen-doped metal p - π conjugated-organic frameworks and derived carbon-rich electrode materials for high-performance electrode materials. Nitrogen-doped contributes to the energy storage performance, and the p-π conjugated-organic ligands of the conjugated system can not only improve the stability of the structure, but increase the conductivity of the material. Gradient carbonization can explore the maximum electrochemical potential of MOF-B, from which the previous 1271.0 increased to 2727.5 F·g−1 at a current density of 1.0 A·g−1. The excellent capacitance retention rate is 86.67% of the initial value at a high current density after 20,000 cycles. Besides, the MOF-B-600//AC also shows a high energy density of 63.62 Wh·kg−1 at a power density of 400 W·kg−1 and good coulomb efficiency of 90.7%. As a result, the excellent electrochemical performance of the nitrogen-doped and carbon-enriched MOF-B-600 has potential application prospects in energy storage devices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sandwich-like layered composite materials possess a high contact area and can expose many reactive active sites, which exhibit great potential in the application of supercapacitors. In this paper, a sandwich-like composite material was synthesized based on polyaniline (PANI), graphene oxide (GO) and ZIF-67 (denoted as GO@ZIF-67/PANI). Among them, GO is designed as a deposition substrate of ZIF-67 and transfer scaffold of electrons and PANI works as a wire to connect graphene layers and nanoparticles, which increases the conductivity of the material and makes the electron transfer easier. At the current density of 1 A g−1, the specific capacitance of the ZIF-67 composite is up to 5 times that of the ZIF-67. After alkali treatment, ZIF-67 is converted into Co(OH) 2 nanosheet (denoted as GO@Co(OH) 2 /PANI), which remarkably promotes the transfer of electrolyte ions and electrons. At the current density of 1 A g−1, the resulting specific capacitance is 15 times more than ZIF-67. The excellent energy storage performance indicates that the prepared novel composite material has important development prospects in energy storage. Image 1 • Simple & cheap. • GO@Co(OH) 2 /PANI, a new electrode material with special sandwich structure, applied for supercapacitors for the first time. • The specific capacitance of GO@Co(OH) 2 /PANI is up to 15 times that of the ZIF-67. • Excellent cyclic stability of GO@Co(OH) 2 /PANI (80%@20,000).. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

[Display omitted] • MoS 2 @Ni-MOF was prepared and alkalized to obtain MoS 2 /Ni(OH) 2. • MoS 2 /Ni(OH) 2 has high specific capacitance and long cycling life for supercapacitor. • MoS 2 /Ni(OH) 2 was used to construct electrochemical sensor for HQ and CC. A nickel-based metal-organic framework (Ni-MOF) layer was in situ grown on the surface of the sheet MoS 2 to synthesize MoS 2 @Ni-MOF as a precursor. In order to improve the properties of the precursor material, the final MoS 2 /Ni(OH) 2 material was obtained by alkalizing the precursor material. Supercapacitors and electrochemical sensors were prepared by MoS 2 /Ni(OH) 2 composite material. The test indicates that alkaline treatment of Ni-MOF materials is helpful to improve electrochemical performance. MoS 2 /Ni(OH) 2 material used as supercapacitor electrode has a high specific capacitance of 2192 F g−1 and excellent cyclic stability (the capacitance retention rate remains 85.19% after 10,000 charge/discharge cycles). The hybrid supercapacitor (HSC) was assembled with MoS 2 /Ni(OH) 2 as the positive electrode and activated carbon as the negative electrode. The MoS 2 /Ni(OH) 2 //AC HSC device shows an excellent energy density of 50.58 Wh kg−1 at the power density of 800 W·Kg−1. In addition, the MoS 2 /Ni(OH) 2 modified GCE electrode is an excellent electrochemical sensor for the simultaneous determination of hydroquinone (HQ) and catechol (CC). The modified electrode provides wide linear ranges of 1 ∼ 500 and 2 ∼ 400 μM and low detection limits of 0.43 and 0.48 μM for HQ and CC, respectively (S/N=3). The MoS 2 /Ni(OH) 2 material can be applied to supercapacitors and electrochemical sensors, indicating that the material has great potential application value in energy storage and biosensing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new two-dimensional covalent organic framework (DBT-MA-COF) is designed and synthesized via Carbon–Nitrogen coupling reaction by using 2,5-dibromothiophene (DBT) and melamine (MA) as the monomers. The C−Hˑ N intralayer hydrogen bonding exists in the structure of DBT-MA-COF so that a plane rigid structure can be maintained. The material exhibits a quasi-reversible redox process caused by triazine units and the transformation of the quinone and aromatic structures to make the DBT-MA-COF possess pseudocapacitive characteristics. DBT-MA-COF has high heteroatom content for the existence of triazine and thiophene units, which can accelerate the transfer of electrolyte ions on the surface of DBT-MA-COF electrode and improve the solution conductivity of the material. The assembled asymmetric supercapacitor DBT-MA-COF//C-CTS ASC has a high energy density of 32.1 W h kg−1 with the power density of 800 W kg−1. The cycle life of the device is excellent which can reach 83% even after 30,000 continuous galvanostatic charge-discharge cycles. The strategy in this work provides a line of thinking to design and prepare new COFs used as long life and pseudocapacitive supercapacitor materials. Image 1 • A novel covalent organic framework(DBT-MA-COF) is synthesized via Carbon-Nitrogen coupling reaction. • C-H...N intralayer hydrogen bonding existed in DBT-MA-COF leads to a plane rigid structure. • The COF has pseudocapacitive characteristics for a transformation of quinone and aromatic structures in triazine unit. • The existence of triazine and thiophene units improves the conductivity of the resulting material. • Assembled asymmetric supercapacitor shows a high energy density of 32.1Wh kg-1 and the long life of 83% after 30000 cycles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nitrogen sulfur co-doped bimetal nanocomposites (NS-BNs) are prepared through vulcanization and annealing using bimetallic Ni/Co-MOF as a precursor. The nitrogen sulfur co-doped bimetal nanocomposites have abundant electroactive sites and redox reaction centres, which exhibit remarkable electrochemical performance as electrode materials for supercapacitor. The specific capacitance could reach 1529 F g−1 at a current density of 1 A g−1 and excellent cycle stability (retention rate of 89.29% after 10000 cycles). After the current density is expanded ten times, the specific capacitance can still reach 1069 F g−1, indicating superior rate performance. Furthermore, the assembled asymmetric supercapacitor displayed a high energy density of 41.04 Wh kg−1 at power density of 750 W kg−1. As a result, non-metal doped nanocomposites material has promised applications for electrochemical supercapacitors. Image 1 • Advanced asymmetric supercapacitor device assembled by nitrogen sulfur co-doped bimetal nanocomposites. • Outstanding electrochemical behaviour and ultrahigh specific capacitance of 1529 F g−1 at 1 A g−1. • High energy density of 41.04 Wh kg−1 at power density of 750 W kg−1. • Remarkable long term cycle stability with 90% after 10000 charge-discharge cycles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• The method of synthesizing the composite has been novel and has not been reported so far. • MoS 2 @Ni-MOF shows the remarkable specific capacitance. • The introduction of sulfur has established a bridge for the charge transfer. • The MoS 2 @Ni-MOF//AC ASC device exhibits a high energy density of 72.93 Wh kg−1 at power density of 375 W·kg−1. • The assembled all-solid-state MoS 2 @Ni-MOF//AC can illuminate commercial red LED lamps for up to 30 s. Two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks and nanoflowers of the MoS 2 form a composite structure as an electrode material for high-performance supercapacitor application. MoS 2 expands in the accordion-type Ni-MOF layers, and -S- joins the two materials to form a Ni-MOF coating MoS 2 composite structure. The composite material MoS 2 @Ni-MOF combines the structural characteristics of the Ni-MOF and MoS 2 , and effectively improves the electrochemical performance. The basic skeleton structure of the MoS 2 @Ni-MOF material remains unchanged, showing a remarkable specific capacitance of 1590.24 F·g−1 at a current density of 1.0 A·g−1 and an excellent cycle stability (retention rate of 87.97% after 20,000 cycles at current of 5.0 A·g−1). Due to the special composite structure of MoS 2 @Ni-MOF, the as-assembled MoS 2 @Ni-MOF//AC assymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) device exhibits a maximum energy density of 72.93 Wh·kg−1 at a power density of 375 W·Kg−1. These excellent electrochemical properties indicate that the MoS 2 @Ni-MOF has potential applications in energy storage devices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]