Efficient electrode-electrolyte interaction is vital prerequisite for capacitive performance of supercapacitor. Herein, a novel capacitive system is proposed based on bare Ni foam electrode and ferricyanides (equal molar K3Fe(CN)(6)/K4Fe(CN)(6) pair) mediated alkali electrolyte free of any active electrode material. The efficient electrode-electrolyte interaction enables high faradic capacitance, considerable cycleability and slow self-discharge behavior. The hybrid supercapacitor based on the Ni foam electrode-ferricyanides electrolyte positive half-cell and activated carbon negative electrode delivers high energy, power and excellent cycleability, manifesting the significance of electrode-electrolyte interaction to capacitive performance. (C) 2019 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.