High-performance flexible and free-standing N-doped Ti3C2Tx/ MoOx films as electrodes for supercapacitors

In order to obtain high-performance flexible electrodes for supercapacitors, the nitrogen-doped delaminated-Ti 3 C 2 T x (N-d-Ti 3 C 2 T x ) decorated with MoO x nanoparticles (N-d-Ti 3 C 2 T x /MoO x ) films are prepared by a one-step solvothermal method. The N-d-Ti 3 C 2 T x nanosheets with high conductivity can facilitate electron transfer during the charge and discharge process, and the MoO x nanoparticles can contribute to high pseudocapacitance. Hence, their combination is expected to not only inhibit N-d-Ti 3 C 2 T x nanosheets from re-stacking, but also enhance the specific capacity of the whole electrode. Here, benefiting from the synergistic effect of the two components, the obtained optimal flexible and free-standing N-d-Ti 3 C 2 T x /MoO x film electrode delivers an ultrahigh capacity of 341.0 C g −1 (920.6 C cm −3 , 487.1 F g −1 , 1315.2 F cm −3 ) at the scan rate of 2 mV s −1 , and shows superior capacity retention of 99.2% after 11000 cycles at the current density of 5 A g −1 . Moreover, the flexible and free-standing N-d-Ti 3 C 2 T x /MoO x film electrode is also beneficial to promote the development of flexible supercapacitors.