Designing of WS<sub>2</sub>@NiCoS@ZnS Nanocomposite Electrode Material for High-Performance Energy Storage Applications

Researchers are developing innovative electrode materials with high energy and power densities worldwide for effectual energy storage systems. Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are arranged in two dimensions (2D) and have shown great promise as materials for photoelectrochemical activity and s...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Imran, Amir Muhammad Afzal, Areej S. Alqarni, Muhammad Waqas Iqbal, Sohail Mumtaz
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author Muhammad Imran
Amir Muhammad Afzal
Areej S. Alqarni
Muhammad Waqas Iqbal
Sohail Mumtaz
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description Researchers are developing innovative electrode materials with high energy and power densities worldwide for effectual energy storage systems. Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are arranged in two dimensions (2D) and have shown great promise as materials for photoelectrochemical activity and supercapacitor batteries. This study reports on the fabrication of WS<sub>2</sub>@NiCoS and WS<sub>2</sub>@NiCoS@ZnS hybrid nano-architectures through a simple hydrothermal approach. Because of the strong interfacial contact between the two materials, the resultant hierarchical hybrids have tunable porosity nanopetal decorated morphologies, rich exposed active edge sites, and high intrinsic activity. The specific capacities of the hybrid supercapacitors built using WS<sub>2</sub>@NiCoS and WS<sub>2</sub>@NiCoS@ZnS electrodes are 784.38 C g<sup>−1</sup> and 1211.58 C g<sup>−1</sup> or 2019.3 F g<sup>−1</sup>, respectively, when performed at 2 A g<sup>−1</sup> using a three-electrode setup. Furthermore, an asymmetric device (WS<sub>2</sub>@NiCoS@ZnS//AC) shows a high specific capacity of 190.5 C g<sup>−1</sup>, an energy density of 49.47 Wh kg<sup>−1,</sup> and a power density of 1212.30 W kg<sup>−1</sup>. Regarding the photoelectrochemical activity, the WS<sub>2</sub>@NiCoS@ZnS catalyst exhibits noteworthy characteristics. Our findings pave the way for further in-depth research into the use of composite materials doped with WS<sub>2</sub> as systematic energy-generating devices of the future.
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spelling doaj-art-b2ecdc09968541bcafb35773a3d38a852025-08-20T02:08:09ZengMDPI AGCrystals2073-43522024-10-01141191610.3390/cryst14110916Designing of WS<sub>2</sub>@NiCoS@ZnS Nanocomposite Electrode Material for High-Performance Energy Storage ApplicationsMuhammad Imran0Amir Muhammad Afzal1Areej S. Alqarni2Muhammad Waqas Iqbal3Sohail Mumtaz4Department of Physics, Riphah International University, Lahore Campus, Lahore 54000, PakistanDepartment of Physics, Riphah International University, Lahore Campus, Lahore 54000, PakistanDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Physics, Riphah International University, Lahore Campus, Lahore 54000, PakistanDepartment of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 01897, Republic of KoreaResearchers are developing innovative electrode materials with high energy and power densities worldwide for effectual energy storage systems. Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are arranged in two dimensions (2D) and have shown great promise as materials for photoelectrochemical activity and supercapacitor batteries. This study reports on the fabrication of WS<sub>2</sub>@NiCoS and WS<sub>2</sub>@NiCoS@ZnS hybrid nano-architectures through a simple hydrothermal approach. Because of the strong interfacial contact between the two materials, the resultant hierarchical hybrids have tunable porosity nanopetal decorated morphologies, rich exposed active edge sites, and high intrinsic activity. The specific capacities of the hybrid supercapacitors built using WS<sub>2</sub>@NiCoS and WS<sub>2</sub>@NiCoS@ZnS electrodes are 784.38 C g<sup>−1</sup> and 1211.58 C g<sup>−1</sup> or 2019.3 F g<sup>−1</sup>, respectively, when performed at 2 A g<sup>−1</sup> using a three-electrode setup. Furthermore, an asymmetric device (WS<sub>2</sub>@NiCoS@ZnS//AC) shows a high specific capacity of 190.5 C g<sup>−1</sup>, an energy density of 49.47 Wh kg<sup>−1,</sup> and a power density of 1212.30 W kg<sup>−1</sup>. Regarding the photoelectrochemical activity, the WS<sub>2</sub>@NiCoS@ZnS catalyst exhibits noteworthy characteristics. Our findings pave the way for further in-depth research into the use of composite materials doped with WS<sub>2</sub> as systematic energy-generating devices of the future.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/14/11/916tungsten disulfide (WS<sub>2</sub>)zinc sulfide (ZnS)active redox sitesphotoelectrochemical activityelectrode materialenergy storage
spellingShingle Muhammad Imran
Amir Muhammad Afzal
Areej S. Alqarni
Muhammad Waqas Iqbal
Sohail Mumtaz
Designing of WS<sub>2</sub>@NiCoS@ZnS Nanocomposite Electrode Material for High-Performance Energy Storage Applications
Crystals
tungsten disulfide (WS<sub>2</sub>)
zinc sulfide (ZnS)
active redox sites
photoelectrochemical activity
electrode material
energy storage
title Designing of WS<sub>2</sub>@NiCoS@ZnS Nanocomposite Electrode Material for High-Performance Energy Storage Applications
title_full Designing of WS<sub>2</sub>@NiCoS@ZnS Nanocomposite Electrode Material for High-Performance Energy Storage Applications
title_fullStr Designing of WS<sub>2</sub>@NiCoS@ZnS Nanocomposite Electrode Material for High-Performance Energy Storage Applications
title_full_unstemmed Designing of WS<sub>2</sub>@NiCoS@ZnS Nanocomposite Electrode Material for High-Performance Energy Storage Applications
title_short Designing of WS<sub>2</sub>@NiCoS@ZnS Nanocomposite Electrode Material for High-Performance Energy Storage Applications
title_sort designing of ws sub 2 sub nicos zns nanocomposite electrode material for high performance energy storage applications
topic tungsten disulfide (WS<sub>2</sub>)
zinc sulfide (ZnS)
active redox sites
photoelectrochemical activity
electrode material
energy storage
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/14/11/916
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