Abstract
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) possess a large aspect ratio, high crystallinity, good mechanical performance, and environmental friendliness. It can be used as a frame and spacer of two-dimensional conductive materials, which reduces the stacking effect and is conducive to enhancing the mechanical and electrochemical properties of two-dimensional materials. In this study, CNC-regulated MXene fibers with high electrical conductivity (344.67 S cm−1) were prepared by wet spinning. There is a strong bridging effect between CNC molecules rich in -OH and MXene molecules. This makes them have good compatibility and is good to the preparation of uniform dispersion solution. The prepared hybrid fibers exhibit superior electrochemical performance. In three-electrode system, the volumetric capacitance of the hybrid fibers reaches up to 885.6 F cm−3 (0.38 A cm−3). The energy density of symmetric supercapacitors assembled from CNC/MXene hybrid fibers is 11.30 mWh cm−3, and the power density is 11.40 mW cm−3. Furthermore, after 9000 charge-discharge cycles, the capacitance maintains 93% of its initial capacity, demonstrating outstanding cycle stability. It is believed that this study can provide a simple and effective method for the preparation of portable and wearable energy storage devices.
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Wang, Y., Xu, T., Qi, J. et al. Wet spun cellulose nanocrystal/MXene hybrid fiber regulated by bridging effect for high electrochemical performance supercapacitor. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater 7, 120 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-024-00918-2
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