Oxygen vacancy-engineered ultrathin NiCo2O4 nanosheet arrays derived from MOFs as an advanced electrode for supercapacitors

Abstract

To overcome the poor electronic conductivity and slow ion transport of NiCo₂O₄, ultrathin nanosheet arrays with oxygen vacancies are constructed by a facile NaBH₄ reduction method using a bimetallic MOF as the precursor. Benefiting from the advantages of highly exposed surface area and short paths for charge transport of ultrathin 2D nanosheets, as well as the improved electronic conductivity arising from oxygen vacancies, the optimal 0.1-O_v-NiCo₂O₄/NF electrode shows excellent electrochemical performance, largely outperforming pristine NiCo₂O₄/NF.