Nature Communications (Dec 2020)

Maximizing ion accessibility in MXene-knotted carbon nanotube composite electrodes for high-rate electrochemical energy storage

  • Xiang Gao,
  • Xuan Du,
  • Tyler S. Mathis,
  • Mengmeng Zhang,
  • Xuehang Wang,
  • Jianglan Shui,
  • Yury Gogotsi,
  • Ming Xu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19992-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Improving the accessibility of ions in the electrodes of electrochemical energy storage devices is vital for charge storage and rate performance. Here, the authors report a new type of MXene-carbon nanotube composite electrode that maximizes ion accessibility, resulting in high rate performance at low temperatures.