@article{Zhai2026, 
author = {Ningjing Zhai and Linghao Meng and Yufeng Zhang and Yonghua Shen and Wei Zhao and Maoyuan Li and Weiwei Chen and Xiubo Xie and Chuanxin Hou and Xiaoyang Yang and Xingyun Luo and Wei Du and Xueqin Sun and Yuping Zhang},
title = {Design and plasma-assisted in situ construction of layered MXene/CNTs/NiCo-LDH heterostructures for enhanced electrochemical performance},
year = {2026},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {19},
number = {7},
pages = {94908685},
keywords = {density functional theory (DFT) calculation, flexible, heterointerface, assisted liquid-phase plasma electrolysis, deposition dynamics},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/NR.2026.94908685},
doi = {10.26599/NR.2026.94908685},
abstract = {MXene is a promising electrode material for supercapacitors due to its excellent conductivity, but its self-stacking impedes ion and electron transport. To address this issue, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were introduced as conductive spacers, and NiCo-layered double hydroxides (LDH) was rapidly deposited via an assisted liquid-phase plasma electrolysis method to construct a stable heterostructure. This design effectively alleviates ion/electron transport resistance, improves charge transfer efficiency, and mitigates the volume expansion of NiCo-LDH during cycling. Density functional theory analysis reveals enhanced electronic conductivity and ion migration at the MXene/CNT/NiCo-LDH heterointerface. Benefiting from the synergistic structure, the electrode achieves a high specific capacitance of 2145 F·g−1 and maintains 95.2% of its initial capacitance after 5000 cycles. The assembled asymmetric supercapacitor delivers an energy density of 41.9 Wh·kg−1 at 425.1 W·kg−1 and retains 91% of capacitance after 5000 cycles. Moreover, the flexible device exhibits remarkable stability under multiple bending angles without distortion of cyclic voltammetry (CV) curves.}
}