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Ultrathin Ti3C2Tx (MXene) Nanosheet-Wrapped NiSe2 Octahedral Crystal for Enhanced Supercapacitor Performance and Synergetic Electrocatalytic Water Splitting

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0261-5
Hanmei Jiang
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus‑C, Denmark
Zegao Wang
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus‑C, Denmark
Qian Yang
College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People’s Republic of China
Luxi Tan
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Low‑grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems of the Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People’s Republic of China
Lichun Dong
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Low‑grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems of the Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People’s Republic of China
Mingdong Dong
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus‑C, Denmark

Corresponding Author: Mingdong Dong

dong@inano.au.dk

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 11 (2019), Article Number: 31

Abstract

Metal selenides, such as NiSe2, have exhibited great potentials as multifunctional materials for energy storage and conversation. However, the utilization of pure NiSe2 as electrode materials is limited by its poor cycling stability, low electrical conductivity, and insufficient electrochemically active sites. To remedy these defects, herein, a novel NiSe2/Ti3C2Tx hybrid with strong interfacial interaction and electrical properties is fabricated, by wrapping NiSe2 octahedral crystal with ultrathin Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheet. The NiSe2/Ti3C2Tx hybrid exhibits excellent electrochemical performance, with a high specific capacitance of 531.2 F g−1 at 1 A g−1 for supercapacitor, low overpotential of 200 mV at 10 mA g−1, and small Tafel slope of 37.7 mV dec−1 for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Furthermore, greater cycling stabilities for NiSe2/Ti3C2Tx hybrid in both supercapacitor and HER have also been achieved. These significant improvements compared with unmodified NiSe2 should be owing to the strong interfacial interaction between NiSe2 octahedral crystal and Ti3C2Tx MXene, which provides enhanced conductivity, fast charge transfer as well as abundant active sites, and highlight the promising potentials in combinations of MXene with metal selenides for multifunctional applications such as energy storage and conversion.


Highlights:


1 A strong interfacial chemical interaction between the NiSe2 nanocrystal and Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheet (NiSe2/Ti3C2Tx) was established by wrapping NiSe2 octahedral crystal with ultrathin Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheet.
2 NiSe2/Ti3C2Tx hybrid exhibits excellent performance and cycling stability both in supercapacitor and hydrogen evolution reaction.
3 NiSe2 nanocrystals are stabilized by the covering of Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheet which served as a protective layer from its oxidation.

Keywords

MXene NiSe2 Supercapacitor Water splitting
Jiang, Hanmei, Zegao Wang, Qian Yang, Luxi Tan, Lichun Dong, and Mingdong Dong. 2019. “Ultrathin Ti3C2Tx (MXene) Nanosheet-Wrapped NiSe2 Octahedral Crystal for Enhanced Supercapacitor Performance and Synergetic Electrocatalytic Water Splitting”. Nano-Micro Letters 11 (April):31. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0261-5.
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