Zinc cobalt sulfide with carbon (graphene oxide and CNT) based nanocomposite as positive electrode for asymmetric coin cell supercapacitors

Abstract The world dependence on portable electronic devices has increased the demand for high-performance energy storage devices. The use of transition metal sulfides as faradaic electrode materials for electrochemical energy storage is rapidly increasing due to their high energy density. Herein Zinc Cobalt Sulfide (ZCS) with graphene oxide (GO) and carbon nanotubes (CNT) were used to create an interconnected ZCS composite network using a solvothermal technique. The materials were characterized by utilizing XRD, FT-Raman, TGA, FESEM/EDX, XPS, and BET. The electrochemical performance of the materials was examined using cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge–discharge (GCD), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The prepared electrodes exhibited both pseudocapacitor behavior and double-layer capacitor behavior, indicating the hybrid nature. Furthermore, All the electrode ZCS, ZCS/GO, ZCS/CNT, and ZCS/GO/CNT electrodes demonstrated higher capacitance behavior, with values of 420, 551, 585 and 811 F g −1 at 1 A/g. Among these ZCS/GO/CNT electrode exhibits outstanding electrochemical properties, with a notable retention of 81.08% at 10 Ag −1 because Combining ZCS nanoparticles with interconnected GO and CNT provides excellent electronic conductivity and stability. The assembled ZCS/GO/CNT//graphene oxide asymmetric coin cell (ACC) supercapacitor showed a high energy density of 33.3 Wh kg –1 at a power density of 624 W kg –1 . The 3D nanostructure of ZCS/GO/CNT/Graphene oxide has great potential for developing foldable energy storage devices.