scholarly journals Facile Synthesis of Coral Reef-Like ZnO/CoS2 Nanostructure on Nickel Foam as an Advanced Electrode Material for High-Performance Supercapacitors

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (16) ◽  
pp. 4925
Author(s):  
Ikkurthi Kanaka Durga ◽  
Kummara Venkata Guru Raghavendra ◽  
Naga Bhushanam Kundakarla ◽  
Suresh Alapati ◽  
Jin-Woo Ahn ◽  
...  

Nanocomposite electrodes receive much attention because of their excellent energy storage nature. Electrodes for supercapacitors have come a major source of interest. In this pursuit, the current work elucidates binder-free coral reefs resembling ZnO/CoS2 nanoarchitectures synthesized on the surface of Ni foams employing the cost-effective hydrothermal route. The Zno/CoS2 nanocomposite demonstrated excellent battery-type behavior, which can be employed for supercapcitor application. Various analyses were carried out in the current study, such as X-ray diffraction and high-resolution scanning electron microscopy, which allowed defining the crystalline nature and morphology of surface with ZnO/CoS2 nanoarchitectures. Electrochemical measures such as cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge discharge, and potentiostatic impedance spectroscopy confirmed the battery-type behavior of the material. The synthesized precursors of binder-free ZnO/CoS2 nanostructures depicted an excellent specific capacity of 400.25 C·g−1 at 1 A·g−1, with a predominant cycling capacity of 88. 2% and retention holding of 68% at 10 A·g−1 and 2 A·g−1, even after 4000 cycles, representing an improvement compared to the pristine ZnO and CoS2 electroactive materials. Therefore, the electrochemical and morphological analyses suggest the excellent behavior of the ZnO/CoS2 nanoarchitectures, making them promising for supercapacitors.

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-78
Author(s):  
Fuyong Ren ◽  
Yajun Ji ◽  
Shufen Tan ◽  
Fei Chen

Herein, binder-free sponge-like NiCo2S4 nanosheets supported on Ni foam with ultra-high mass loading were synthesized via a facile one-step hydrothermal route.


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 3297
Author(s):  
Bushra Nawaz ◽  
Ghulam Ali ◽  
Muhammad Obaid Ullah ◽  
Sarish Rehman ◽  
Fazal Abbas

In this work, Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 is synthesized as binder-based (NZF) and binder-free electrodes (NZF@NF). The binder-free electrode is directly synthesized on nickel foam via facile hydrothermal techniques. The crystalline phase of both of these electrodes is examined through X-ray diffraction. Their morphology is investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM), which revealed the well-defined nanostructure with the shape like thin hexagonal platelets. The chemical composition is verified by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). Their electrochemical properties are analyzed by cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge–discharge (GCD), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The NZF@NF electrode has outperformed the binder-based NZF electrode in terms of electrochemical performance owing to the 3D interconnected structure of the nickel foam. The NZF@NF electrode has delivered a high specific capacity of 504 F g−1 at the current density of 1 A g−1, while its counterpart has delivered a specific capacity of 151 F g−1 at the same current density.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 678
Author(s):  
Zhongkai Wu ◽  
Haifu Huang ◽  
Wenhui Xiong ◽  
Shiming Yang ◽  
Huanhuan Huang ◽  
...  

We report a novel Ni3S2 carbon coated (denoted as NCC) rod-like structure prepared by a facile one-pot hydrothermal method and employ it as a binder free electrode in supercapacitor. We coated carbon with glucose as carbon source on the surface of samples and investigated the suitable glucose concentration. The as-obtained NCC rod-like structure demonstrated great performance with a huge specific capacity of 657 C g−1 at 1 A g−1, preeminent rate capability of 87.7% retention, the current density varying to 10 A g−1, and great cycling stability of 76.7% of its original value through 3500 cycles, which is superior to the properties of bare Ni3S2. The result presents a facile, general, viable strategy to constructing a high-performance material for the supercapacitor applications.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guojuan Hai ◽  
Jianfeng Huang ◽  
Liyun Cao ◽  
Koji Kajiyoshi ◽  
Long Wang ◽  
...  

Designing cost-effective bifunctional catalysts with high-performance and durability is of great significance for the renewable energy systems. Herein, a typical Fe, Ni-codoped W18O49/NF was prepared via a simple solvothermal method....


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1222-1222
Author(s):  
Cheol-Hwan Shin ◽  
Yi Wei ◽  
Gisang Park ◽  
Joonhee Kang ◽  
Jong-Sung Yu

Correction for ‘High performance binder-free Fe–Ni hydroxides on nickel foam prepared in piranha solution for the oxygen evolution reaction’ by Cheol-Hwan Shin et al., Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2020, 4, 6311–6320, DOI: 10.1039/D0SE01253J.


2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 4821-4830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Xinzhu Wang ◽  
Man Shen ◽  
Xin Fu ◽  
Ming Huang ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 105 (14) ◽  
pp. 143905 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Z. Xing ◽  
Y. Wang ◽  
J. I. Wong ◽  
Y. M. Shi ◽  
Z. X. Huang ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (39) ◽  
pp. 20709-20719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhihong Wang ◽  
Yingming Yan ◽  
Yifu Chen ◽  
Wenqiao Han ◽  
Mengting Liu ◽  
...  

3D-Hierarchical micron porous nickel foam was created using a simple redox process in a CH4–O2 gas mixture at high temperatures. This process is simple and cost effective, avoiding the use of sacrificial materials or templates.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subash Pandey ◽  
Shova Neupane ◽  
Dipak Kumar Gupta ◽  
Anju Kumari Das ◽  
Nabin Karki ◽  
...  

In this study, we report on a combined approach to preparing an active electrode material for supercapattery application by making nanocomposites of Polyaniline/Cerium (PANI/Ce) with different weight percentages of magnetite (Fe3O4). Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and x-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses supported the interaction of PANI with Ce and the formation of the successful nanocomposite with magnetite nanoparticles. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses showed the uniform and porous morphology of the composites. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and galvanostatic charge–discharge (GCD) were used to test the supercapattery behavior of the nanocomposite electrodes in 1.0 M H2SO4. It was found that the supercapattery electrode of PANI/Ce+7 wt.% Fe3O4 exhibited a specific capacity of 171 mAhg−1 in the potential range of −0.2 to 1.0 V at the current density of 2.5 Ag−1. Moreover, PANI/Ce+7 wt.% Fe3O4 revealed a power density of 376.6 Wkg−1 along with a maximum energy density of 25.4 Whkg−1 at 2.5 Ag−1. Further, the cyclic stability of PANI/Ce+7 wt.% Fe3O4 was found to be 96.0% after 5,000 cycles. The obtained results suggested that the PANI/Ce+Fe3O4 nanocomposite could be a promising electrode material candidate for high-performance supercapattery applications.


2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (19) ◽  
pp. 6722-6728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subbukalai Vijayakumar ◽  
Sadayappan Nagamuthu ◽  
Kwang-Sun Ryu

MgCo2O4 nanosheets grown on Ni-foam exhibited a maximum specific capacity of 947 C g−1 at 2 A g−1.


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