High-performance supercapattery with nanotube-TiO2/carbon nano tubes anode and coconut-shell-derived activated carbon cathode

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  • Thi Thu Trang Nguyen University of Education, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6825-4625
  • Thi Nhu Nguyet Pham Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam and University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1322-0729
  • Hoang Anh Nguyen Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam and University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8598-8876
  • Thi Nhu Quynh Nguyen Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam and University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8725-5406
  • Nguyen Thanh Le Huynh Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam and University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4806-7362
  • Van Viet Pham HUTECH University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8697-7095
  • Thai Hoang Nguyen Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam and University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3003-8996
  • Viet Hai Le Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam and University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7480-806X
  • Thi Thu Trang Nguyen Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3195-7561
  • Thi Thom Nguyen Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0967-5325
  • Thi Nam Pham Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7242-6006
  • Dai Lam Tran Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam and Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1364-8001
  • Trong Lu Le Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1227-8870

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5599/jese.2451

Keywords:

TiO2/carbon nanotubes composite, hybrid Li-ion capacitor, density functional theory calculations, energy density, power density

Abstract

This paper aims to present the fabrication of a Li-ion supercapattery by an anode designed for a lithium-ion battery (nanotube TiO2 (NT-TiO2) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs), namely as NT-TiO2/CNTs) with a cathode designed for an electrochemical double-layer capacitor (derived activated carbon), resulting in high energy and densities of power. The hydro¬thermal route formed the composite NT-TiO2/CNTs. DFT calculations provide the Li absor¬bed inside and outside isolated CNTs and NT-TiO2/CNTs. The lithium diffusion energy barrier results show that Li is preferred energetically inside CNT. The energy barrier of Li diffusion for isolated CNTs is 1.21 eV, whereas that of NT-TiO2/CNTs is computed at 0.69 eV. It demonstrated that the functionalized NT-TiO2 improves the performance and the rate of Li diffusion of the isolated CNTs system, which agrees with the experiment. The results illustrate that the synergistic effect of high conductive CNT networks and well-dispersed NT-TiO2 structure can enhance hybrid capacitors' power and energy density through the brief diffusion routes for Li-ions and rapid transference of electrons. A Li-ion supercapattery battery, NT-TiO2/CNTs-1||activated carbon (AC), achieved an energy density of 48.9 Wh kg-1, surpassing supercapacitors, and a power density of 1667 W kg-1 at a current rate of 1 A g-1, exceeding that of Li-ion batteries.

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High-performance supercapattery with nanotube-TiO2/carbon nano tubes anode and coconut-shell-derived activated carbon cathode: Original scientific paper. (2025). Journal of Electrochemical Science and Engineering, 15(2), Article 2451. https://doi.org/10.5599/jese.2451

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