Abstract

The rational design of electrodes is crucial for the performance and practical applications of flexible zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors (ZIHS). In this paper, we have developed an easy strategy to design electrodes based on current collectors with vertically aligned nanohole arrays on their surfaces. Zinc nanosheet arrays were deposited on a porous aluminum oxide/aluminum (AAO) film to form a Zn@AAO anode. Graphene nanoribbons (GR) unzipped for carbon nanotubes were coated on a unique three-dimensional carbon pre-coated AAO (CAAO) film to form a GR@CAAO composite cathode. After assembling with ZnSO4/gelatin gel electrolyte, a quasi-solid Zn@AAO//GR@CAAO ZIHS with a potential of 1.6 V was obtained. The as-prepared ZIHS exhibits an areal capacitance of 156 mF cm−2 at 0.25 mA cm−2 and a high energy density of 56 μW h cm−2 at 0.202 mW cm−2, an excellent flexibility as well as long cycle life.

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