scholarly journals Electrochemically Synthesized Nanoflowers to Nanosphere-Like NiCuSe2 Thin Films for Efficient Supercapacitor Application

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1698
Author(s):  
Surendra K. Shinde ◽  
Dae-Young Kim ◽  
Vinayak G. Parale ◽  
Hyung-Ho Park ◽  
Hemraj M. Yadav

Developing efficient electrochemically active nanostructures from Earth-abundant elements has gained significant interest in recent years. Among different transition metals, nickel and copper are abundant electrocatalysts for energy-storage applications. Nickel–copper selenide (NiCuSe2) nanostructures were prepared on a stainless-steel mesh with a cost-effective, simple, and versatile electrodeposition method for supercapacitor applications. The change effect in the bath concentration of nickel and copper altered the structural and electrochemical properties of NiCuSe2 electrode. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns confirmed the pure phase of ternary NiCuSe2 thin films with a cubic crystal structure. The surface morphology of NiCuSe2 was tuned by nickel and copper from spherical porous nanoflowers, nanoplates, nanocubes, and nanosphere-like nanostructures deposited on the stainless-steel mesh. The electrochemical performance of the electrodeposited NiCuSe2 was investigated in alkaline 1 M KOH electrolyte. The synergetic effect of bimetallic nickel and copper with the selenide electrode showed superior specific capacity of about 42.46 mAh g−1 at 10 mV s−1 along with reasonable cycling stability.

NANO ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (03) ◽  
pp. 2050031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Zhang ◽  
Xiaolei Peng ◽  
Junning Wan ◽  
Qiang Cui ◽  
Xuefeng Chu ◽  
...  

Designing and preparation of excellent energy storage electrodes are of significance for supercapacitor. In this work, a self-supported electrode was successfully fabricated by electrodepositing MnO2 and polypyrrole (PPy) on stainless steel mesh (SSM) via amperometric measurements in different monomer solution. The electrode presented a specific capacitance of 239 F g[Formula: see text] at a current density of 1 A g[Formula: see text] and 86.7% capacitance retention after 10[Formula: see text]000 cycles. The in situ growth of MnO2 and PPy on SSM led to greater stability, higher conductivity and better robustness, which ensured the achievement of excellent electrochemical performance of the electrode accompanied with the synergetic effect between MnO2 and PPy to improve the electron transfer and take fully advantage of active materials.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (32) ◽  
pp. 15540-15545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyunjin Kim ◽  
Yong Jun Gong ◽  
Jeeyoung Yoo ◽  
Youn Sang Kim

We propose a facile and cost-effective strategy for stabilizing the lithium metal–electrolyte interface via a three-dimensional stainless steel mesh (SSM) interlayer.


2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (17) ◽  
pp. 2513-2516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kang Xiao ◽  
Tai-Quan Xiao ◽  
Yirong Zhang ◽  
Jingxin Xie ◽  
Meizhi Cao ◽  
...  

A facile and scalable approach to directly boost the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution and energy storage capabilities of commercial stainless steel mesh.


Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 307
Author(s):  
Diana Griesiute ◽  
Dovydas Karoblis ◽  
Lina Mikoliunaite ◽  
Aleksej Zarkov ◽  
Andrei N. Salak ◽  
...  

In the present work, polycrystalline Bi0.67La0.33Fe0.5Sc0.5O3 thin films were synthesized using a simple and cost-effective chemical solution deposition process employing the spin coating technique. In order to check the feasibility of the fabrication of thin films on various types of substrates, the films were deposited on Pt-coated silicon, silicon, sapphire, corundum, fused silica and glass. Based on the results of thermogravimetric analysis of precursor and thermal stability study, it was determined that the optimal annealing temperature for the formation of perovskite structure is 600 °C. It was observed that the relative intensity of the pseudocubic peaks (001)p and (011)p in the XRD patterns is influenced by the nature of substrates, suggesting that the formed crystallites have some preferred orientation. Roughness of the films was determined to be dependent on the nature of the substrate.


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