Cobalt‐Doped Nickel Phosphite for High Performance of Electrochemical Energy Storage

Compared to single metallic Ni or Co phosphides, bimetallic Ni–Co phosphides own ameliorative properties, such as high electrical conductivity, remarkable rate capability, upper specific capacity, and excellent cycle performance. Here, a simple one‐step solvothermal process is proposed for the synthesis of bouquet‐like cobalt‐doped nickel phosphite (Ni11(HPO3)8(OH)6), and the effect of the structure on the pseudocapacitive performance is investigated via a series of electrochemical measurements. It is found that when the cobalt content is low, the glycol/deionized water ratio is 1, and the reaction is under 200 °C for 20 h, the morphology of the sample is uniform and has the highest specific surface area. The cobalt‐doped Ni11(HPO3)8(OH)6 electrode presents a maximum specific capacitance of 714.8 F g−1. More significantly, aqueous and solid‐state flexible electrochemical energy storage devices are successfully assembled. The aqueous device shows a high energy density of 15.48 mWh cm−2 at the power density of 0.6 KW cm−2. The solid‐state device shows a high energy density of 14.72 mWh cm−2 at the power density of 0.6 KW cm−2. These excellent performances confirm that the cobalt‐doped Ni11(HPO3)8(OH)6 are promising materials for applications in electrochemical energy storage devices. Cobalt‐doped nickel phosphite is synthesized by a one‐step hydrothermal process. The cobalt‐doped nickel phosphite electrode exhibits a maximum specific capacitance of 714.8 F g−1. More importantly, aqueous and solid‐state flexible electrochemical energy storage devices are assembled, which exhibit high energy density and superb cycle stability with no exception of high specific capacitance.