• 文献标题:   A hybrid aerogel of Co-Al layered double hydroxide/graphene with three-dimensional porous structure as a novel electrode material for supercapacitors
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHANG AL, WANG C, XU QJ, LIU HM, WANG YG, XIA YY
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  • 出版物名称:   RSC ADVANCES
  • ISSN:   2046-2069
  • 通讯作者地址:   Beijing Univ Chem Technol
  • 被引频次:   19
  • DOI:   10.1039/c5ra00103j
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

A three-dimensional (3D) porous hybrid aerogel with a robust interconnected network, which is constructed from cobalt-aluminum layered double hydroxide (Co-Al LDH) nanosheets and graphene, is reported here. The unique character of this hybrid aerogel is that the 3D graphene aerogel (GA) skeleton is incorporated with two-dimensional (2D) Co-Al LDH nanosheets to assemble macroscopic graphene monoliths. Furthermore, the 3D GA in the hybrid aerogel is a scaffold and support for the dispersion of the Co-Al LDH nanosheets, resulting in a relatively loose and open structure within the electrode matrix. When used as a cathode material for supercapacitors, the as-obtained porous Co-Al LDH/graphene hybrid aerogel (Co-Al LDH/GHA) exhibits favorable capacitance and excellent cycling performance, and demonstrates a maximum specific capacitance of 640 F g(-1) at a low current density of 1 A g(-1). This remains at 530 F g(-1) when the current density is increased to 10 A g(-1), and even remains at 305 F g(-1) at a much higher current density of 20 A g(-1). The capacitance keeps at around 97% after 10 000 cycles, demonstrating that the hybrid aerogel has excellent high-current capacitive properties. The enhanced high-current capacitance of this composite benefits from its unique nano-scaled Co-Al LDH with a short diffusion pathway and the excellent electrical conductivity of 3D GA.