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Wiley, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 14(53), p. 3711-3714, 2014

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201400226

Wiley, Angewandte Chemie, 14(126), p. 3785-3788, 2014

DOI: 10.1002/ange.201400226

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Formation of Ni x Co 3− x S 4 Hollow Nanoprisms with Enhanced Pseudocapacitive Properties

Journal article published in 2014 by Le Yu, Lei Zhang, Hao Bin Wu, Xiong Wen David Lou
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Abstract

Hollow nanostructures are of great interest for a wide variety of applications. Despite the great advances, synthesis of anisotropic hollow structures is still very challenging. In this work, we have developed a simple sacrificial template method to synthesize uniform Nix Co3-x S4 hollow nanoprisms with tunable composition. Tetragonal nanoprisms of nickel-cobalt acetate hydroxide precursors with controllable Ni/Co molar ratios are first synthesized and used as the sacrificial templates. After a sulfidation process with thioacetamide (TAA) in ethanol, the solid precursor prisms can be transformed into the corresponding Nix Co3-x S4 hollow nanoprisms with a well-defined hollow interior. The intriguing structural and compositional features are beneficial for electrochemical applications. Impressively, the resultant Nix Co3-x S4 hollow prisms manifest a high specific capacitance with enhanced cycling stability, making them potential electrode materials for supercapacitors.