Large Scale Synthesis of NiCo Layered Double Hydroxides for Superior Asymmetric Electrochemical Capacitor

We report a new environmentally-friendly synthetic strategy for large-scale preparation of 16 nm-ultrathin NiCo based layered double hydroxides (LDH). The Ni(50)Co(50)-LDH electrode exhibited excellent specific capacitance of 1537 F g(−1) at 0.5 A g(−1) and 1181 F g(−1) even at current density as high as 10 A g(−1), which 50% cobalt doped enhances the electrical conductivity and porous and ultrathin structure is helpful with electrolyte diffusion to improve the material utilization. An asymmetric ultracapacitor was assembled with the N-doped graphitic ordered mesoporous carbon as negative electrode and the NiCo LDH as positive electrode. The device achieves a high energy density of 33.7 Wh kg(−1) (at power density of 551 W kg(−1)) with a 1.5 V operating voltage.