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Facile Fabrication of MCo2S4(M = Mn, Ni) Nanotube Arrays for High-Performance Supercapacitors

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MCo2S4(M = Mn, Ni) nanomaterials are attracting considerable attention because of their unique nanostructure, good redox properties, excellent theoretical capacitance, low cost and easy preparation. Herein, MCo2S4(M = Mn, Ni) nanotube arrays have been fabricated by a one-pot hydrothermal method and could be used as conductive additive and binder-free electrodes for supercapacitors. The results show that the specific capacitance of MCo2S4(M = Mn or Ni) nanotube arrays could reach as high as 2667 and 1623 F/g at the current density of 10 A/g, respectively, indicating high rate performance. Furthermore, the MnCo2S4 nanotube arrays exhibited excellent cycling stability (68% of initial specific capacitance after 1800 cycles). These excellent electrochemical properties benefit from the synergistic effects of unique tubular microstructure and high conductivity of the samples.

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The research was supported by the financial support of the Shanxi Province Foundation for Youths (2015021072), the Program for the Innovative Talents of Taiyuan Institute of Technology (TITXD201403), Special Youth Science and Technology Innovation (QKCZ201635), the Fund for Shanxi “1331 Project” Key Subjects Construction. Project of Scientific Technological Research and Development Plan of Chengde (20155006).

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    Peng Li, Xiaoxiao Ma, Fei Liu, Junhua Tan, Yanliang Zhao & Kaijin Zhu

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, China

    Xiaoxiao Ma

  3. Department of Physics, Hebei Normal University for Nationalities, Chengde, 067000, China

    Liyong Wang

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Li, P., Ma, X., Liu, F. et al. Facile Fabrication of MCo2S4(M = Mn, Ni) Nanotube Arrays for High-Performance Supercapacitors. Electron. Mater. Lett. 15, 462–470 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13391-019-00148-5

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