IonicsPub Date : 2026-06-27DOI: 10.1007/s11581-026-07278-5
Vankamamidi. S. Naresh, V. S. S. N. Krishna Sai, N. P. S. S. Gayathri, U. L. N. Mahalakshmi, P. B. Vara Lakshmi, B. Sesharathnam
{"title":"Adaptive federated aggregation for robust battery remaining useful life estimation across heterogeneous satellite platforms","authors":"Vankamamidi. S. Naresh, V. S. S. N. Krishna Sai, N. P. S. S. Gayathri, U. L. N. Mahalakshmi, P. B. Vara Lakshmi, B. Sesharathnam","doi":"10.1007/s11581-026-07278-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11581-026-07278-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Remaining Useful Life (RUL) prediction of lithium-ion batteries is fundamental in the assurance of reliability and mission-life in satellite power systems. However, accurate RUL estimation is often challenged by data privacy constraints and the significant variability in battery degradation patterns under different operating conditions, making centralized model training impractical. As a solution to the aforementioned issue, the paper suggests a model of federated learning that does not compromise data privacy and allows joint model training to facilitate strong RUL prediction on heterogeneous battery datasets. The NASA Prognostics Center of Excellence (PCoE) lithium-ion battery aging data, comprising eight 18,650 lithium-ion cells is used to conduct experiments. Multivariate discharge signals such as voltage, current, temperature, time and capacity are converted to a time sequence with a sliding window of 30 cycles. RUL is characterized by an end-of-life capacity threshold and tough chronological data partition is utilized to avoid temporal leakage. To simulate distributed satellite environments, two federated configurations are constructed, each consisting of three client batteries for decentralized training and one unseen battery for global evaluation. A CNN-LSTM-Attention regression model is then fine-tuned on every client and a softmax-based adaptive aggregation method, called as FedWeightedAvg, is offered to mitigate the issue of client heterogeneity by providing greater aggregation weights to the better performing local models. The experimental results show that the proposed method is better in terms of robustness and global prediction error than the standard FedAvg algorithm. The proposed FedWeightedAvg strategy is able to obtain the smaller RMSE equal to 0.1856 in the relatively homogeneous subgroup and 0.6539 in the heterogeneous subgroup, compared to the conventional FedAvg aggregation method. Such findings suggest that adaptive federated aggregation and hybrid deep learning temporal model is an accurate, privacy-preserving, and scalable predictive control over lithium-ion battery RUL in distributed satellite prognostics systems.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":599,"journal":{"name":"Ionics","volume":"32 9","pages":"9335 - 9360"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148927997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IonicsPub Date : 2026-06-27DOI: 10.1007/s11581-026-07319-z
Wang Chen, Bingguo Liu, Guolin Luo, Chao Yuwen, Fang Peng, Siyu Gong, Xianrui Gui, Guangxiong Ji, Keren Hou, Tianlei Li
{"title":"KOH-activated anthracene oil-derived porous carbon as anode material for lithium-ion batteries","authors":"Wang Chen, Bingguo Liu, Guolin Luo, Chao Yuwen, Fang Peng, Siyu Gong, Xianrui Gui, Guangxiong Ji, Keren Hou, Tianlei Li","doi":"10.1007/s11581-026-07319-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11581-026-07319-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Hard carbon stands out as a prime candidate material for high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes because of its distinctive structure. Yet, reconciling high capacity with superior rate capability in materials derived from low-cost precursors remains a significant challenge. In this study, we successfully synthesized a porous carbon material characterized by “bulk disorder and surface reconstruction” using anthracene oil pyrolysis carbon (AOPC) as a precursor. This porous material served as an electrode for lithium-ion batteries and was evaluated against commercial graphite under identical conditions. And the structure-activity relationship between its high capacity, superior rate capability and material is clarified. The results indicate that porous carbon materials demonstrate superior electrochemical performance compared to commercial graphite. Specifically, at 50 mA g⁻¹, it achieved a discharge capacity of 619.81 mAh g⁻¹(Second cycle discharge capacity), surpassing graphite’s 335.98 mAh g⁻¹. At 1 A g⁻¹, it maintained a capacity of 192.12 mAh g⁻¹, superior to graphite’s 53.53 mAh g⁻¹, showing excellent rate capability. The high reversible capacity and superior rate capability stem from the synergistic interplay among its unique disordered microstructure, large interlayer spacing, and extensive pore network, all of which synergistically support the lithium storage mechanism of hard carbon materials. The study converted low-value anthracene oil pyrolysis residue into hard carbon anode material, offering a scalable approach for producing cost-effective and effective lithium-ion battery anodes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":599,"journal":{"name":"Ionics","volume":"32 9","pages":"9361 - 9376"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148928048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IonicsPub Date : 2026-06-27DOI: 10.1007/s11581-026-07303-7
Jinyang Lin, Guizhao Li, Tihao Gao, Shuhua Lu
{"title":"An algorithm based on Artificial Protozoa Optimizer and generalized correntropy-improved adaptive genetic particle filter for the state of charge estimation of lithium-ion batteries","authors":"Jinyang Lin, Guizhao Li, Tihao Gao, Shuhua Lu","doi":"10.1007/s11581-026-07303-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11581-026-07303-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Accurate estimation of the state of charge (SOC) in lithium-ion batteries is critical for the safe and efficient operation of battery management systems (BMS). In real-world conditions, BMS may work in complex and changeable working conditions, which leads to measurement data being affected by non-Gaussian noise (or outliers). This paper proposes an algorithm for SOC estimation that combines an Artificial Protozoa Optimizer (APO) and an improved adaptive genetic particle filter (IAGPF) based on generalized correntropy (GC) to address this challenge. By establishing a second-order fractional-order model (FOM) for lithium-ion battery and conducting simulation experiments. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm outperforms conventional methods, such as the fractional-order particle filter (FOPF) and fractional-order improved genetic particle filter (FOIGPF), across various non-Gaussian environments and operational scenarios. The algorithm achieves a mean absolute error (MAE) and root mean square error (RMSE) both below 1%, demonstrating its robustness and high estimation accuracy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":599,"journal":{"name":"Ionics","volume":"32 9","pages":"9377 - 9393"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148927998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IonicsPub Date : 2026-06-26DOI: 10.1007/s11581-026-07323-3
Raril Chenthattil, Beena Saraswathyamma
{"title":"Transition-metal sulfide/carbon composites: efficient electrocatalysts for water splitting reactions","authors":"Raril Chenthattil, Beena Saraswathyamma","doi":"10.1007/s11581-026-07323-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11581-026-07323-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Transition-metal sulfide/carbon composites are the best and longest-lasting electrocatalysts for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reaction processes. Their unique combination of multiple active sites, tunable electronic structures, and strong carbon frameworks leads to an increase in catalytic activity, stability, and conductivity. In particular, the addition of transition-metal sulfides such as MoS₂, WS₂, CoSₓ, NiSₓ, and FeSₓ to carbon matrices makes the charge transfer process highly efficient and more favorable during water splitting. Transition metal sulfides/carbon composites for electrocatalytic water splitting are a source of novel concepts for the rational design of high-performance catalysts. This review paper provides a complete overview of recent innovations in the design, fabrication, and evaluation of electrocatalysts made from transition-metal sulfides and carbon composites. Along with discussing the primary synthesis methods, the paper also investigates the mechanistic insights that show the correlations between the structure and the activity. In the end, this review article summarizes shortly the challenges and the future research directions of transition metal sulfides/carbon composites. This article is quite different from other reports that generally cover broad materials surveys, as it focuses, is concise, and provides a mechanism-oriented angle on transition metal sulfide/carbon composites. This brief review provides fresh conceptual insights, applications, and relevant guidance, thus setting it apart from the previously published reviews on the same type of material systems.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":599,"journal":{"name":"Ionics","volume":"32 9","pages":"8991 - 9011"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148927920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Minireview: Fe–Ni and Fe–Co LDH/MOF electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction in electrocatalytic water splitting","authors":"Perumal K, Krishnan P, Anandan K, Sakthivel jayaraman, Dhamodharan Arumugam","doi":"10.1007/s11581-026-07325-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11581-026-07325-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Renewable energy generation via electrocatalysis is a clean, environmentally friendly pathway. However, the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) using non-precious metals remains a competitive technology. A novel electrocatalyst is introduced that exhibits outstanding OER activity. Among them, 2D metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have gained significant attention as electrocatalysts for OER generation, particularly when incorporating Fe-based bimetallic Ni-Co materials. In this context, Fe-based bimetallic systems, particularly NiFe- and CoFe-based catalysts, have emerged as highly efficient alternatives to noble metal oxides. This review focuses on layered double hydroxide/metal–organic framework (LDH/MOF) hybrid structures, with special emphasis on NiFe-LDH/MOF and CoFe-LDH/MOF electrocatalysts for alkaline OER. A variety of methodologies, such as preparation methods, compositions, mixtures, and supporting materials, will improve catalytic performance, as outlined. Alongside this, details of OER performance, Tafel slope, overpotential, and surface area measurements are compared and presented under the evaluation criteria. In conclusion, the key insights into Fe-based Ni and Co LDHs in relation to MOFs and future advancements are outlined.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":599,"journal":{"name":"Ionics","volume":"32 9","pages":"8979 - 8990"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148927955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IonicsPub Date : 2026-06-25DOI: 10.1007/s11581-026-07320-6
Xiaoling Shi, Yang Li, Lijun Wang, Yongmin Qiao, Jianguang Xu, Jing Li, Luping Zhu, Suna Zhang, Xixi Yan
{"title":"Synergistic optimization of ion and electron kinetics in MOF-based supercapacitors: a multiscale structural engineering review","authors":"Xiaoling Shi, Yang Li, Lijun Wang, Yongmin Qiao, Jianguang Xu, Jing Li, Luping Zhu, Suna Zhang, Xixi Yan","doi":"10.1007/s11581-026-07320-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11581-026-07320-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising electrode materials for supercapacitors because of their tunable composition, high porosity, and abundant redox-active sites. However, their practical use is still limited by low intrinsic conductivity, slow ion transport, and limited structural stability during long cycling. In this review, we propose a multiscale framework that shows how to improve ion and electron transport together across different length scales. At the atomic and nanoscale levels, the electronic structure and pore environment are adjusted through metal-node selection, ligand design, and pore tuning to improve conductivity and lower ion-diffusion barriers. At the mesoscale, we build composites and engineer interfaces. This creates continuous electron pathways without blocking ion channels. At the device level, binder-free electrodes, asymmetric configurations, and solid-state electrolytes are highlighted as practical ways to widen the voltage window and improve mechanical stability. Finally, we discuss future opportunities in theory-guided design, operando characterization, and data-driven materials discovery for accelerating the development of MOF-based supercapacitors.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":599,"journal":{"name":"Ionics","volume":"32 9","pages":"8877 - 8902"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148927956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IonicsPub Date : 2026-06-25DOI: 10.1007/s11581-026-07314-4
Eman Aldosari, Mavra Marriam, Aliye Rzayeva, Ome Parkash Kumar, Hissah Hamad Altilasi, Francisco J. Cano, Muhammad Jamshaid
{"title":"Sol-gel-ultrasonication-assisted synthesis of LaNiO3/CaFe12O19 heterojunction for sunlight-driven degradation of Cefoperazone-Salbactam antibiotic","authors":"Eman Aldosari, Mavra Marriam, Aliye Rzayeva, Ome Parkash Kumar, Hissah Hamad Altilasi, Francisco J. Cano, Muhammad Jamshaid","doi":"10.1007/s11581-026-07314-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11581-026-07314-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>CaFe<sub>12</sub>O<sub>19</sub>, LaNiO<sub>3</sub>, 20%LaNiO<sub>3</sub>/80%CaFe<sub>12</sub>O<sub>19</sub> (F-2) and 40%LaNiO<sub>3</sub>/60%CaFe<sub>12</sub>O<sub>19</sub> (F-4) particles and composites were successfully synthesized by sol-gel-ultrasonication assisted processes. The structural and optical properties were analyzed by XRD, FTIR, photoluminescence (PL), SEM and UV-Visible spectroscopy. XRD analysis suggests the phase purity of the synthesized materials and the coexistence of diffraction peaks corresponding to both CaFe<sub>12</sub>O<sub>19</sub> and LaNiO<sub>3</sub> in the composite samples. The average crystal size of the synthesized material is in the range of 13.30 to 15.48 nm. From the FTIR analysis, prepared nanoparticles and composite contain all the required functional group. The PL analysis was employed to estimate the recombination rate which is essential for degradation mechanism. Reduction in the PL intensity may attribute to the enhanced charge separation by reducing the recombination rate. The increased charge separation is good for excellent photocatalytic properties and improves the efficiency of the degradation mechanism. The UV-Visible spectroscopic analysis was employed to determine the optical band gap. The reduction in band gap from 2.7 to 1.78 eV pointedly contributes to efficient degradation. In this study, Cefoperazone-Salbactam sodium was used as a model pollutant to determine the degradation efficiency of CaFe<sub>12</sub>O<sub>19</sub> and composite with LaNiO<sub>3</sub>. The degradation activity findings shows that efficiency of nanocomposite was increased from 47 to 93% for Cefoperazone and 56 to 95% for Salbactam sodium under visible light. Moreover, scavenging experiment was conducted to analyze the main reactive species in the photocatalytic mechanism as well as recycling experiment was performed to check the stability. F-4 composites are being investigated for potential applications in the photodegradation of organic effluents.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":599,"journal":{"name":"Ionics","volume":"32 9","pages":"9299 - 9311"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148927959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IonicsPub Date : 2026-06-25DOI: 10.1007/s11581-026-07313-5
Meriem Lakhdari, Rania Kara, Mouna Ghemid, Houssem Eddine El Yamine Sakhraoui, Abdelghani Rahal, Achref Nouioua, Wail Boureghdad, Mohamed Trari
{"title":"Synthesis and characterization of SnO2 and Ni-SnS/SnO2 composite films for enhanced methanol oxidation reaction (MOR)","authors":"Meriem Lakhdari, Rania Kara, Mouna Ghemid, Houssem Eddine El Yamine Sakhraoui, Abdelghani Rahal, Achref Nouioua, Wail Boureghdad, Mohamed Trari","doi":"10.1007/s11581-026-07313-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11581-026-07313-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) is a critical anodic process in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs), but its efficiency is limited by sluggish kinetics and catalyst poisoning. This study reports the fabrication of Ni-SnS/SnO<sub>2</sub> composite thin films via potentiostatic (chronoamperometric) electrodeposition followed by thermal annealing at 400 °C. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed the coexistence of tetragonal rutile SnO<sub>2</sub> and orthorhombic SnS phases, forming a composite structure. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) indicated increased surface roughness (RMS: 66.8 nm vs. 50.7 nm for pristine SnO<sub>2</sub>) and enlarged grain sizes (58 nm vs. 20 nm), consistent with XRD apparent crystallite size calculations. Mott-Schottky analysis confirmed n-type semiconductor behavior with increased carrier density (7.76 × 10<sup>22</sup> cm<sup>−</sup>³ vs. 11.6 × 10<sup>22</sup> cm<sup>−</sup>³) upon Ni incorporation. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) demonstrated reduced charge-transfer resistance (1.18 kΩ·cm² vs. 5.55 kΩ·cm²) for the composite material. Cyclic voltammetry in 0.1 M NaOH revealed that while pristine SnO<sub>2</sub> exhibited negligible MOR activity, the Ni-mediated composite displayed a distinct oxidation peak at ~ 620 mV (vs. SCE) with current densities increasing with methanol concentration (9–19% (v/v)). These results indicate that SnS/SnO<sub>2</sub> composites prepared via NiSO<sub>4</sub>-mediated electrodeposition are promising electrocatalysts for alkaline MOR applications.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":599,"journal":{"name":"Ionics","volume":"32 9","pages":"9323 - 9334"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148927957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IonicsPub Date : 2026-06-25DOI: 10.1007/s11581-026-07330-4
A. Y. A. Al-She’irey, E.R. Mawarnis, N.A.S. Aziz, M. Y. A. Rahman
{"title":"Plasmonic effect enhancement in dye-sensitized solar cells via Au-decorated Ga-doped TiO₂ photoanodes","authors":"A. Y. A. Al-She’irey, E.R. Mawarnis, N.A.S. Aziz, M. Y. A. Rahman","doi":"10.1007/s11581-026-07330-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11581-026-07330-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study demonstrates a synergistic approach to enhance dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) performance through the integration of plasmonic gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) with gallium (Ga³⁺)-doped TiO₂ photoanodes. A series of Au-decorated Ga: TiO₂ (Au/Ga-TiO<sub>2</sub>) composites with various gallium nitrate Ga(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub> precursor concentrations were synthesized and systematically characterized. FESEM analysis reveals that the sample prepared with 0.50 mM refines the composite morphology, while uniformly dispersed Au NPs (15–20 nm) provide strong localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) at 540–560 nm. The champion device achieves a power conversion efficiency (<i>ƞ</i>) of 5.68 ± 0.04% with 0.05 mM Ga(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>. This corresponds with high incident photon to current conversion efficiency (<i>IPCE</i>), reaching 64% at 540 nm, lowest charge transfer resistance (<i>R</i><sub>ct</sub>=7 Ω) and longest electron lifetime (<i>τ</i> = 1860 ms). The electrochemical impedance analysis (EIS) and optical characterization analyses confirm that Ga doping improves charge collection, while Au NPs enhance light absorption through scattering effect. This work establishes a coherent strategy for co-engineering electronic and optical properties in hierarchical photoanodes for high-performance photovoltaic devices.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":599,"journal":{"name":"Ionics","volume":"32 9","pages":"9313 - 9322"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148928047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hierarchical Co-Mo-Zn sulfide nanosheets for high-energy asymmetric supercapacitors","authors":"Junjie Wu, Xu Liu, Xiaojia Hu, Bin Liu, Kaiwen Bai, Jingxia Li, Guangzai Nong","doi":"10.1007/s11581-026-07311-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11581-026-07311-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Developing high-performance electrode materials with synergistic energy density and long-term cyclic endurance remains a formidable challenge for next-generation supercapacitors. Herein, we report hierarchical, wrinkled honeycomb-like ternary cobalt-molybdenum-zinc sulfide nanosheet networks in-situ grown on 3D nickel foam (denoted as Co<sub>1</sub>Mo<sub>1</sub>Zn<sub>1</sub>-S/NF) via a two-step hydrothermal strategy. This unique ternary sulfide architecture leverages potent electronic synergistic interactions. The strategic incorporation of Zn and Mo effectively modulates the electronic structure of Co centers, lowers redox activation energy, and optimizes the d-band center, while facilitating precise electron density regulation through multi-metal charge redistribution. Significant XPS binding energy shifts confirm this robust electronic coupling, which provides abundant redox-active sites and accelerates interfacial charge transfer kinetics. Benefiting from a high electroactive surface area and the “ion-buffering reservoir” effect of mesoporous nanosheets, the Co<sub>1</sub>Mo<sub>1</sub>Zn<sub>1</sub>-S/NF electrode delivers an exceptional specific capacitance of 2404 F g<sup>− 1</sup> at 2 A g<sup>− 1</sup> with 73.21% retention at 50 A g<sup>− 1</sup>. Furthermore, the assembled asymmetric supercapacitor (Co<sub>1</sub>Mo<sub>1</sub>Zn<sub>1</sub>-S/NF//AC) achieves a remarkable energy density of 95.84 Wh kg<sup>− 1</sup> at a power density of 750.0 W kg<sup>− 1</sup>, outperforming most state-of-the-art binary and ternary sulfides. Notably, the device retains 78% of its initial capacitance after 10,000 cycles. This robust stability is primarily ascribed to the “lattice anchoring” effect of Zn and Mo, which mitigates structural degradation during continuous ion intercalation/deintercalation. Consequently, this study introduces a promising paradigm for the electronic and structural engineering of polymetallic sulfides for advanced energy storage.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":599,"journal":{"name":"Ionics","volume":"32 9","pages":"9285 - 9298"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148928046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}