Ultrahigh Rate Capability and Lifespan MnCo₂ O₄ /Ni-MOF Electrode for High Performance Battery-Type Supercapacitor

MnCo₂ O₄ is derived from a Co/Mn bimetallic metal-organic framework (MOF). Then Ni-MOF is directly grown on the surface of the obtained MnCo₂ O₄ to form a nano-flower structure with small balls. A large surface area, abundant active sites of MnCo₂ O₄ and porosity of Ni-MOF allow the prepared MnCo₂ O₄ /Ni-MOF composite material to deliver an excellent electrochemical performance. At the same time, an appropriate thermal treatment temperature of the MnCo₂ O₄ precursor is also very important for controlling the morphology of the obtained MnCo₂ O₄ and electrochemical performances of the resulted composite material including electric conductivity, specific capacitance and rate performance. The prepared MnCo₂ O₄ -600/Ni-MOF shows an ultrahigh rate performance (when the current density increases from 1 to 10 A g^-1 , the capacitance retention rate is as high as 93.41 %) and good cycle stability (the assembled asymmetric supercapacitor advice delivers a capacitance retention rate of 94.74 % after 20 000 charge and discharge cycles) as well as a relatively high specific capacitance. These excellent electrochemical properties indicate that MnCo₂ O₄ /Ni-MOF has a good application prospect in the market.