The commercial development of supercapacitors (SCs) heavily depends on a stable electrochemical performance with a long life span. However, insufficient charge transfer within the SC electrodes is a major challenge. This paper introduces an interface engineering strategy to enhance charge transfer by creating a built-in electric field (BIEF) at the interface of MXene electrode material. TiCT MXene decorated with TiN nanocubes was selected as the electrode material, and a stable BIEF was formed at the TiN/TiCT interface due to the different surface potentials of TiN and TiCT. Our results show that the designed TiN/TiCT electrode exhibits a high capacitance of 250.3 F g, an excellent rate capability of 63.6% at 20 A g, and an outstanding cycling stability of 95.8% at 10 A g after 10,000 cycles in a three-electrode system. The assembled two-electrode device with activated carbon (AC) as the anode, the TiN/TiCT//AC, demonstrates an excellent energy storage performance, with an energy density of up to 50.8 Wh kg and an outstanding cycling stability of 96.77% over 10,000 cycles. The improved energy storage performance and cycling stability are attributed to the accelerated ion transportation and adsorption/desorption on the electrode surface, driven by the electric field force generated by the BIEF. In addition, the in-situ growth of TiN on the TiCT surface is conducive to improving the structural stability of the electrode material and promoting the stable existence of the BIEF. This work provides a new pathway for developing ultrastable and high-performance SCs.
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