Facile fabrication of flower-like γ-Fe2O3 @PPy from iron rust for high-performing asymmetric supercapacitors

Baolong Sun, Mengqi Yao, Yunjian Chen, Xianzhong Tang, Wencheng Hu*, Suresh C. Pillai

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Abstract

Flower-like rust with porous structure can be obtained on the Fe plate by accelerated corrosion in the marine atmosphere. A core-shell structure of γ-Fe2O3 @PPy was developed through annealing and in situ chemical polymerization of pyrrole. The dehydroxylation after annealing enriches the inherent pore structure of rust. The conductive PPy layer with the capacitive properties were found to improve the stability of iron-based anodes while enhancing the charge storage performance. The rust-based composite exhibited superior capacitance performance over the original rust. By matching with a cathode from nickel-cobalt layered double hydroxide (NiCoLDH) based porous Ni network, the asymmetric device delivered a high volumetric energy density of 7.9 mWh cm–3 at a power density of 14.99 mW cm–3, and favorable cycle stability (capacitance retention of 90.1% after 8000 cycles). Most importantly, the energy storage mechanism of rust-based electrodes with flower-like structures was discussed in detail. The recycling and reuse of rust resources were successfully realized by the direct utilization of rusted steel as anode materials for supercapacitor applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number166055
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume922
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 20 2022

Keywords

  • Flower-like morphology
  • High volumetric energy density
  • Iron rust
  • Quasi-solid asymmetric supercapacitor
  • Recycling
  • γ-FeO@PPy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

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