A High Energy Density Asymmetric Supercapacitor from Nano‐architectured Ni(OH) 2 /Carbon Nanotube Electrodes

Abstract The demand for advanced energy storage devices such as supercapacitors and lithium‐ion batteries has been increasing to meet the application requirements of hybrid vehicles and renewable energy systems. A major limitation of state‐of‐art supercapacitors lies in their relatively low energy density compared with lithium batteries although they have superior power density and cycle life. Here, we report an additive‐free, nano‐architectured nickel hydroxide/carbon nanotube (Ni(OH) 2 /CNT) electrode for high energy density supercapacitors prepared by a facile two‐step fabrication method. This Ni(OH) 2 /CNT electrode consists of a thick layer of conformable Ni(OH) 2 nano‐flakes on CNT bundles directly grown…