Organic-inorganic hybrid is a promising electrode material for aqueous batteries due to its larger potential in improving electrochemical performance. Herein, we designed and prepared a naphthoquinone@FeOx(OH)/iron foam (NQ@FeOx(OH)/IF) hybrid electrode as the highly-efficient anode in Ni/Fe battery via combining electro-deposition of FeOx(OH) and in-situ hydrothermal growth of naphthoquinone. The as-prepared hybrid electrode materials present 2D nanosheet morphology of FeOx(OH) and branch/band-like structure of NQ, with the formation of NQ-FeOx(OH) interfaces. Such an interface structure is revealed to have more electron active sites, with an increased electron delocalization caused by the aromatic ring structure, thereby enhancing the transport of the electrons in the electrode materials. Thus, a superior electrochemical performance of NQ@FeOx(OH)/IF electrode was received, with a large areal capacity of ~2.23 mAh cm-2 and a favorable rate capability of 1.09 mAh cm-2 at 40 mA cm-2. Besides, NQ@FeOx(OH)/IF anode was coupled with the NiCo2O4 cathode to assemble a Ni/Fe battery, as a result, an admirable energy density of 235.2 Wh kg-1 and a maximum power density of 5.4 kW kg-1 were obtained. The study on high-performance NQ@FeOx(OH)/IF electrode materials paves the way to design and synthesize better iron-based materials for Ni/Fe batteries.

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