Laser-architected MXene composite for photoenhanced microsupercapacitor

Photoenhanced energy storage devices represent an emerging technology that integrates solar energy harvesting with efficient electrochemical storage. However, achieving seamless and efficient coupling between light utilization and high-performance charge storage within a single, integrated platform remains a major challenge. To address this challenge, this study develops laser-architected MXene-graphene composites that unify high-performance energy storage with photoenhancement. The reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and partially oxidize MXene composite induced by a laser redox process exhibits a hierarchical architecture with outstanding conductivity and surface area. This synergy enables supercapacitors with photoenhanced capacitance, delivering a 228% boost under illumination and record-breaking metrics in capacitance, 2591.75 farads per cubic centimeter (1455.21 farads gram), energy density, 0.518 watt-hours per cubic centimeter (0.345 watt-hours gram), and power density, 320.35 watts per cubic centimeter (180.31 watts gram). Our findings offer a promising route toward integrated, photoenhanced energy systems, advancing the vision of efficient and sustainable power technologies.

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