Hierarchical Ni(OH)(2)/Cu(OH)(2) interwoven nanosheets in situ grown on Ni–Cu–P alloy plated cotton fabric for flexible high-performance energy storage

Flexible energy storage electrodes with high conductivity and capacity are crucial for wearable electronic clothes. Herein, a flexible hierarchical Ni(OH)(2)/Cu(OH)(2) interwoven nanosheets in situ coated on Ni–Cu–P alloy plated cotton fabric textile (NCO/CF), which displays perfect conductive and electrochemical performance, is prepared by electroless deposition and electrochemical oxidation method. While the Ni–Cu–P alloy layer coated on the fabric effectively contributes to excellent mechanical performance and electro-conductivity of the as-prepared NCO/CF electrode, the hierarchical Ni(OH)(2)/Cu(OH)(2) interwoven nanosheets in the oxidation layer effectively lead to a high energy storage performance with a specific areal capacity of 4.7 C cm(−2) at a current density of 2 mA cm(−2). When the power density of the two-electrode system based on NCO/CF and the carbon cloth (CC) is 2.4 mW cm(−2), the energy density is 1.38 mW h cm(−2). Furthermore, the flexible solid-state energy storage f-NCO/CF//CC is assembled in a self-powered system and supplies continuous power for electronic devices, demonstrating that NCO/CF is promising to be applied in various energy storage devices to power portable and wearable devices in the future.