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Xiaolong Li, Yunpeng Zhou, Huilin Wei, Yongzhihan He, Lintong Hu, Caicai Li, and Minjie Shi, Achieving battery-level energy density in carbon/metal sulfide asymmetric supercapacitors using organic radicals, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-026-3419-4
Xiaolong Li, Yunpeng Zhou, Huilin Wei, Yongzhihan He, Lintong Hu, Caicai Li, and Minjie Shi, Achieving battery-level energy density in carbon/metal sulfide asymmetric supercapacitors using organic radicals, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-026-3419-4
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有机自由基电解液添加剂对碳/金属硫化物不对称电容器的性能提升研究

摘要: 非对称超级电容器因其具有功率密度高、循环寿命长、理论能量密度高而受到了广泛的关注。然而,碳负极的比容量有限,使得该类器件的理论容量难以得到充分发挥。传统改性策略多通过结构优化提升碳材料比容量,但往往会牺牲材料的振实密度、导电性与倍率性能。本文将4-羟基-2,2,6,6-四甲基哌啶氮氧自由基(4OT)作为氧化还原活性添加剂引入电解液,有效解决了上述问题,成功构建出两极电容与电势窗口都匹配的碳/金属硫化物不对称超级电容器。研究结果表明,通过调控电解液中有机自由基浓度,可灵活调节电极容量。向电解液中分别添加 50、100、200 mM 4OT后,在2 A·g−1电流密度下,碳电极比容量分别可达113、181、263 mAh·g−1。Ni3S2/CoNi2S4正极因多层纳米结构、丰富的活性位点和较高的反应活性,展现出了415 mAh·g−1的容量。当电解液中加入50 mM 4OT时,可有效平衡正负极的容量,所组装不对称超级电容器的最大能量密度可达55 Wh·kg−1

 

Achieving battery-level energy density in carbon/metal sulfide asymmetric supercapacitors using organic radicals

Abstract: Asymmetric supercapacitors (ASCs) are promising candidates for high-power output applications; however, their theoretical capacity remains largely unrealized owing to the low specific capacity of carbon negative electrodes. Traditional strategies for enhancing the specific capacity of carbon via structural optimization often compromise the tap density, electrical conductivity, and rate performance of the material. In this study, we address this bottleneck by incorporating 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxyl (4OT) as a redox mediator into the electrolyte to construct ASCs with well-matched capacities and potential windows between the two electrodes. With 50, 100 and 200 mM 4OT added in electrolytes, the activated carbon electrodes achieve specific capacities of 113, 181 and 263 mAh·g−1 at 2 A·g−1. The Ni3S2/CoNi2S4 positive electrode exhibited a specific capacity of 415 mAh·g−1, benefiting from its superior electrical conductivity, abundant active sites, and enhanced electrochemical activity. Notably, introducing 4OT to the electrolyte effectively balances the capacity and potential window of the two electrodes. Consequently, the as-assembled ASCs deliver a maximum energy density of 55 Wh·kg−1, which surpasses previously reported values. Our work demonstrates that the rational selection and application of redox mediators have great potential for balancing electrode capacity and boosting the energy density of high-performance ASCs.

 

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