High-performance CF/MXene/β-PbO₂ materials as anodes for asymmetric supercapacitors

MXene has excellent capacitive properties as a two-dimensional material, but its cycling stability is poor. β-PbO₂ is one of the common crystalline forms of lead dioxide, and it has excellent electrochemical properties and cyclic stability and has potential as a capacitor electrode material. However, the capacitive performance of β-PbO₂ as a capacitor electrode material is not ideal. Therefore, CF/MXene/β-PbO₂ (CMP) composites were prepared in this study by combining β-PbO₂ with CF/MXene (CM) using a constant current electrodeposition method, and their electrochemical energy storage properties were investigated. The ordered structure of interwoven CF is used to fix MXene, which has metallic properties and large layer spacing, as the matrix material. This utilization enables faster ion transport and electron storage. The electrochemical advantages of β-PbO₂ and CM can be unified by the synergistic effect of the composites, which results in a high specific capacity (399.42 F g⁻¹) of the CMP electrode at 0.2 A g⁻¹. In addition, the CM//CMP asymmetric supercapacitor constructed in 1 M Na₂SO₄ solution has a wide potential window of 2.0 V and a high specific capacitance of 193.8C g⁻¹, and the capacity remains 54.3% of the initial value after 5000 cycles at a charge/discharge rate of 40 mA g⁻¹. This work provides important research ideas and clues for the application of β-PbO₂ composite electrode materials in supercapacitors.