Fiber supercapacitors have attracted significant interest as potential textile energy storage devices due to their remarkable flexibility and rapid charge/discharge capabilities. This study describes the fabrication of a composite fiber supercapacitor (FSC) electrode through a multi-shell architecture, featuring layers of carbon nanotube (CNT) conductive shells and MnO2 nanoparticle active shells. The number of layers was adjusted to assess their impact on FSC energy storage performance. Increasing the number of shells reduced electrode resistance and enhanced pseudocapacitive characteristics. Compared to the MnS@1 electrode, the MnS@5 electrode exhibited a high areal capacitance of 301.2 mF/cm2, a 411% increase, but showed a higher charge transfer resistance (RCT) of 701.6 Ω. This is attributed to reduced ion diffusion and charge transfer ability resulting from the thicker multi-shell configuration. These results indicate that fine-tuning the quantity of shells is crucial for achieving an optimal balance between energy storage efficiency and stability.

1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
    2.1. Materials
    2.2. Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes and Fabrication ofCarbon nano fibers
    2.3. Fabrication of Multi-Shell Typed Fiber SupercapacitorElectrodes
    2.4. Characterization
    2.5. Evaluation of Electrochemical Performance
3. Results and Discussion
    3.1. Morphology of CNT/MnO2 Multi-Shell Electrodes
    3.2. Electrochemical Performance Evaluation ofSupercapacitor Electrodes
4. Conclusion
Funding
Conflict of Interest
Data Availability Statement
Author Information and Contribution
Acknowledgement
References

• Yeonggwon Kim(Department of Nano Fusion Technology, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea)
• Hyung Woo Lee(Department of Nano Fusion Technology, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea, Department of Nanoenergy Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea, Research Center of Energy Convergence Technology, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea) Corresponding author