Construction of Core–Shell NiMoO₄@Ni-Co-S Nanorods as Advanced Electrodes for High-Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitors

Abstract

In this work, hierarchical core-shell NiMoO₄@Ni-Co-S nanorods were first successfully grown on nickel foam by a facile two-step method to fabricate a bind-free electrode. The well-aligned electrode wrapped by Ni-Co-S nanosheets displays excellent nanostructural properties and outstanding electrochemical performance, owing to the synergistic effects of both nickel molybdenum oxides and nickel cobalt sulfides. The prepared core-shell nanorods in a three-electrode cell yielded a high specific capacitance of 2.27 F cm^-2 (1892 F g^-1) at a current density of 5 mA cm^-2 and retained 91.7% of the specific capacitance even after 6000 cycles. Their electrochemical performance was further investigated for their use as positive electrode for asymmetric supercapacitors. Notably, the energy density of the asymmetric supercapacitor device reached 2.45 mWh cm^-3 at a power density of 0.131 W cm^-3, and still retained a remarkable 80.3% of the specific capacitance after 3500 cycles. There is great potential for the electrode composed of the core-shell NiMoO₄@Ni-Co-S nanorods for use in an all-solid-state asymmetric supercapacitor device.