Synthesis and supercapacitance of flower-like Co(OH)2 hierarchical superstructures self-assembled by mesoporous nanobelts

A facile hydrothermal strategy was first proposed to synthesize flower-like Co(OH)2 hierarchical microspheres. Further physical characterizations revealed that the flower-like Co(OH)2 microspherical superstructures were self-assembled by one-dimension nanobelts with rich mesopores. Electrochemical performance of the flower-like Co(OH)2 hierarchical superstructures were investigated by cyclic voltammgoram, galvanostatic charge–discharge and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in 3 M KOH aqueous electrolyte. Electrochemical data indicated that the flower-like Co(OH)2 superstructures delivered a specific capacitance of 434 F g−1 at 10 mA cm−2 (about 1.33 A g−1), and even kept it as high as 365 F g−1 at about 5.33 A g−1. Furthermore, the SC degradation of about 8% after 1,500 continuous charge–discharge cycles at 5.33 A g−1 demonstrates their good electrochemical stability at large current densities.