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Supercapacitive performance of ionic-liquid-intercalated two-dimensional Ti3C2Tx in redox electrolyte




AuthorsJadhav Ashwini, Jha Plawan Kumar, Salomäki Mikko, Granroth Sari, Damlin Pia, Kvarnström Carita

PublisherCell Press

Publication year2024

JournalCell Reports Physical Science

Journal name in sourceCell Reports Physical Science

Article number101788

Volume5

Issue2

ISSN2666-3864

eISSN2666-3864

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2024.101788

Web address https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2024.101788

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/381221805


Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D)-Ti3C2Tx is a promising candidate for supercapacitors; however, it undergoes irreversible oxidation in aqueous acidic electrolytes at a higher anodic potential. Here, we enhance the supercapacitive performance of Ti3C2Tx in the potential range of 0–1 V by a suitable combination of intercalating molecules (for example, EmBF4 [1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium] and BmBF4 [1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium] tetrafluoroborate) and redox electrolytes (for example, H2SO4 plus KI). Pristine Ti3C2Tx, Em-intercalated Ti3C2Tx (Ti3C2Tx-Em), and Bm-intercalated Ti3C2Tx (Ti3C2Tx-Bm) are utilized for supercapacitor applications and show low capacitance and poor stability in 1 M H2SO4. Interestingly, Ti3C2Tx, Ti3C2Tx-Em, and Ti3C2Tx-Bm supercapacitors exhibit improved performance in redox electrolyte. In particular, Ti3C2Tx-Em demonstrates gravimetric capacitance of 725 Fg−1 and >90% capacitance retention after 10,000 cycles. We attribute this high performance to (1) the higher interlayer spacing of Ti3C2Tx-ionic liquids and (2) effective interaction of the redox pair with the Ti3C2Tx-Em framework. Our findings suggest that incorporating anodic redox pairs into aqueous acidic electrolytes is a valuable strategy to improve the performance of Ti3C2Tx electrodes.


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