Advances and challenges in zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors: insights into cathode and anode material development
Indian Chemical Engineer,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 34
Опубликована: Фев. 23, 2025
Язык: Английский
Design of Porous 3D Interdigitated Current Collectors and Hybrid Microcathodes for Zn-Ion Microcapacitors
ACS Nano,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 25, 2025
Zinc-ion
microcapacitors
(ZIMCs)
have
gained
considerable
attention
for
their
intrinsic
charge
storage
mechanisms,
combining
a
battery-type
anode
with
capacitor-type
cathode.
However,
development
is
constrained
by
challenges
related
to
electrode
material
selection
and
microscale
device
design,
especially
given
the
limited
footprint
of
such
devices.
Despite
potential,
exploration
smart
processing
hybrid
materials
on-chip
ZIMCs
remains
limited.
In
this
work,
we
introduce
3D
gold
interdigitated
electrodes
(3D
Au
IDEs)
as
highly
porous
current
collectors,
loaded
zinc
(Zn)
activated
carbon
coated
PEDOT
(AC-PEDOT)
cathode,
using
an
advanced
microplotter
fabrication
technique.
Compared
planar
Zn//AC
ZIMCs,
where
Zn
AC
are
onto
IDEs,
Zn//AC-PEDOT
demonstrate
significantly
enhanced
performance.
This
attributed
critical
role
IDEs
in
increasing
capacity,
improving
long-term
cycling
stability,
boosting
capacitive-controlled
contributions.
The
achieve
areal
capacity
1.3
μAh/cm2,
peak
energy
1.11
μWh/cm2,
power
640
μW/cm2,
surpassing
most
reported
microsupercapacitors.
study
highlights
how
optimized
collectors
enhance
microdevice
while
maximizing
performance
within
footprint.
Язык: Английский
3D Porous Metal‐Scaffold Interdigitated Micro‐Electrodes for High‐Performance On‐Chip Energy Storage Systems
Advanced Functional Materials,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Май 12, 2025
Abstract
The
development
of
on‐chip
energy
storage
systems
is
essential
for
the
next
generation
System‐on‐Chip
(SoC)
technologies,
particularly
in
powering
micro‐scale
devices
such
as
medical
implants,
micro‐robots,
and
micro‐sensors.
Enhancing
charge
performance
within
a
limited
device
footprint
remains
key
challenge,
necessitating
advancements
electrode
design
to
improve
capabilities.
In
this
work,
porous
3D
copper
(Cu)
scaffold‐based
interdigitated
electrodes
(IDEs)
are
introduced
current
collectors,
where
dynamic
hydrogen
bubble
templating
(DHBT)
method
employed
fabricate
Cu
scaffold
IDEs,
resulting
structured
network
with
increasing
porosity
at
top
surface.
This
greatly
enhances
efficient
loading
materials
polyaniline
(PANI)
cathode
zinc
(Zn)
anode,
thereby
improving
Zn‐ion
micro‐batteries
(3D
ZIMBs)
facilitating
deposition
activated
carbon
(AC)
on
micro‐supercapacitors
MSCs).
Our
results
demonstrate
substantial
improvement
ZIMBs,
achieving
32.46
µAh
cm
−
2
compared
ZIMBs
(PANI
Zn
deposited
plane
Au
IDEs)
16.99
100
µA
.
Similarly,
MSCs
exhibit
an
areal
capacitance
22.81
mF
0.1
mA
−2
,
outperforming
(AC
4.52
Furthermore,
achieve
impressive
energies
29.62
4.04
µWh
respectively,
most
reported
high‐performance
systems.
Therefore,
study
presents
innovative
strategy
enhance
electrochemical
planar
contribute
advancement
research.
Язык: Английский