MnO₂ Thin Films on 3D Scaffold: Microsupercapacitor Electrodes Competing with “Bulk” Carbon Electrodes

A simple, binder-free fabrication of high capacitance electrodes based on manganese dioxide (MnO2) thin films is reported. The 3D structure of these electrodes significantly improves the areal capacitance of the MnO2 thin films up to 670 mF cm−2 in aqueous electrolyte, which is 4.5 times higher than the best reported capacitance of 3D electrodes thus far. This capacitance is on the same order of magnitude as that of a bulk carbon electrode. Moreover, the 3D MnO2-based electrode exhibits a stable cycling behavior for more than 15 000 cycles. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.