Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol.324, 35-43, 2017
Mesoporous manganese oxide with large specific surface area for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitor with enhanced cycling stability
Boosting the energy density of supercapacitors without sacrificing their power capability and cyclability is highly desired. Herein, we reported high-performance asymmetric supercapacitor device with high cycling stability using mesoporous manganese oxide nanococoons (MONCs) as positive electrode, and activated carbon (AC) as negative electrode. The mesoporous manganese oxide nanococoons exhibit excellent electrochemical performances because of their large surface area. The optimized asymmetric supercapacitor could be cycled reversibly in the high voltage range of 0-1.7 V in aqueous electrolyte, which exhibits a maximum energy density of 32 Wh kg (1) at a power density of 185Wkg (1) and still remains 21 Wh kg (1) at a power density of 1630Wkg (1). Importantly, such asymmetric supercapacitor exhibits superior long cycle life with similar to 100% specific capacitance retained after similar to 2700 cycles and similar to 98% after 5000 cycles. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords:Asymmetric supercapacitor;Enhanced cycling stability;High energy density;Large specific surface area;Mesoporous manganese oxide