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Trace-loaded gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) improve high-current capacitance retention in activated carbon by acting as a transition layer. This reduces interfacial energy barriers, significantly enhancing energy storage performance.

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  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Capacitance retention at high currents is crucial for practical energy storage applications.
  • Current strategies focus on activated carbon conductivity and electrolyte ion diffusion, but further improvements are needed.
  • Interfacial resistance between activated carbon and current collectors often limits performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce trace-loaded gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as an interfacial transition layer to enhance capacitance retention at high currents.
  • To investigate the mechanism of AuNPs in reducing interfacial energy barriers and charge-transfer resistance.
  • To demonstrate the effectiveness of AuNPs in improving the performance of electrochemical/capacitive energy storage systems.

Main Methods:

  • Incorporation of trace-loaded Au nanoparticles as a transition layer between activated carbon and various current collectors (Ni, Al, carbon cloth).
  • Electrochemical characterization to measure capacitance retention at high current densities (1-50 A g⁻¹).
  • Analysis of interfacial energy barriers and charge-transfer resistance using work function matching principles.

Main Results:

  • AuNPs reduced the interfacial energy barrier from 1.0-1.46 eV to 0.62 eV, particularly effective with Ni current collectors.
  • Significant reductions in charge-transfer resistance (up to 92%) and equivalent series resistance (up to 79%) were observed with Ni.
  • Achieved over 80% capacitance retention at high current densities (1-50 A g⁻¹), attributed to work function matching with Ni.

Conclusions:

  • Trace-loaded Au nanoparticles effectively suppress capacitance decay at high currents by optimizing the solid-solid interface.
  • Work function matching between AuNPs and current collectors (especially Ni) is key to enhanced electrochemical performance.
  • This approach offers a novel strategy for advancing capacitive energy storage technologies.