Fabrication of CuS/Cu2S nanoparticles integrated with multi-walled carbon nanotubes for advanced energy storage applications

Luxmi Rani, Jeong In Han

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Abstract

The investigation of high energy density supercapacitors has stimulated a great interest in the research community over the last decades. The structural morphology and surface area of electrode material of supercapacitor have a significant impact on its electrochemical performance. Thus, in the present work, CuS/Cu2S nanoparticles and MWCNT/CuS/Cu2S nanocomposites are prepared by simplest hydrothermal method. The prepared materials are characterized by number of specific techniques. Thereafter, synthesized materials are tested as electrode material for electrochemical capacitor. The specific capacity of 356 and 427.38 mA h g−1 are observed from CuS/Cu2S and MWCNT/CuS/Cu2S nanocomposites at the current density of 1 A g−1, respectively. Furthermore, aqueous asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) is fabricated by MWCNT/CuS/Cu2S and activated carbon (AC) and, high energy density of 70 W h kg−1 is received from MWCNT/CuS/Cu2S//AC at power density of 750 W kg−1. Moreover, for electronic application, red color light emitting diodes (LEDs), toy motor fan and kitchen timer are functionalized by two MWCNT/CuS/Cu2S//AC devices connected in series.

Original languageEnglish
Article number110533
JournalJournal of Energy Storage
Volume82
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Mar 2024

Keywords

  • Aqueous asymmetric supercapacitor
  • CuS/CuS nanomaterials
  • Hydrothermal method
  • Power density
  • Specific energy
  • Transition metal sulfide

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