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Article

Tailoring Electrochemical Performance of Co3O4 Electrode Materials by Mn Doping

by
Xingyu Liu
,
Mengdi Wang
and
Xiang Wu
*
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang 110870, China
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Molecules 2022, 27(21), 7344; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27217344
Submission received: 30 September 2022 / Revised: 24 October 2022 / Accepted: 27 October 2022 / Published: 28 October 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy-Relevant Advanced Materials)
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Abstract

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Reasonable design of electrode materials is the key to solving the low energy density of the supercapacitors. Transition metal oxide Co3O4 material is commonly used in the field of supercapacitors, but the poor cycle stability limits its practical application. Herein, we report 0.3Mn-Co3O4 nanostructures grown on nickel foam by a facile one-step hydrothermal approach. The morphology of the samples can be regulated by the introduction of different amounts of Mn ions. The specific capacitance reaches 525.5 C/g at 1 A/g. The performance of 0.3Mn-Co3O4 material is significantly improved due to its excellent stability and conductivity, which makes it a suitable electrode material for supercapacitors. A flexible asymmetric device is also fabricated using the sample as the cathode. The assembled capacitor still possesses a desirable cycle stability after charging and discharging of 10,000 times, and its capacitance retention rate can reach 83.71%.

1. Introduction

Many non-renewable energies have been excessively exploited and utilized in the past few years [1,2,3]. Therefore, it is imperative to develop clean energy with low pollution, low cost and sustainable utilization [4,5,6]. As an emerging energy storage system, the supercapacitor has attracted extensive attention due to its long cycle life, high power density, and fast charge and discharge process [7,8,9]. The structure of electrode materials is very important in determining the energy storage capacity of supercapacitors [10,11,12]. Among them, transition metal oxides are suitable alternatives because of their high specific capacitance [13,14,15,16,17].
Co3O4 material is considered to be a suitable candidate for supercapacitors due to its abundant reserves and high theoretical-specific capacitance [18,19]. In the literature, Gao et al. prepared Co3O4 products with a specific capacitance of 814 F/g, at a current density of 1 A/g [20]. A Co3O4 nanostructured composite with 473 F/g at 1 A/g is also synthesized through a simple hydrothermal reaction [21]. However, the Co3O4 electrode has low conductivity, leading to its poor cycle stability [22]. Some studies have shown that the conductivity of transition metal oxides can be improved by element doping. For example, Ojha et al. synthesized Mn-doped TiO2, and its capacitance and carrier density increased nearly twofold compared with the undoped samples [23]. Nguyen and co-workers report Mn-doped NiCo2O4 with a specific capacitance of 204.3 C/g at 1 A/g [24].
Herein, we synthesized a 0.3Mn-Co3O4 nanostructure by a simple one-step hydrothermal strategy. The specific capacitance of the sample reached 525.5 C/g at 1 A/g, and still maintained a high capacitance retention rate after 10,000 cycles. In addition, we assembled asymmetric supercapacitors (ASC) using the synthesized samples as the positive electrode and activated carbon as the negative one. The device delivers an energy density of 40.5 W/h kg at 1350 W/kg power density and a capacitance retention of 85.71% after 10,000 cycles.

2. Experimental Section

In this work, all reagents were analytically pure and used without further purification. Before the synthesis, a piece of Ni foam (3 × 3 cm2) was immersed in 1.0 M HCl for 30 min. The Ni foam was then washed with deionized water and ethanol under ultrasound. Finally, the Ni foam was dried overnight at 60 °C.

2.1. Synthesis of 0.3Mn-Co3O4 Samples

2 mmol Co(NO3)2·6H2O, 10 mmol urea, and 4 mmol NH4F were successively placed in 60 mL deionized water for full agitation. After that, 0.3 mmol KMnO4 was added to the above solution under continuous stirring for 30 min. The homogeneous solution and the pretreated Ni foam were transferred into the reaction kettle at the same time. They were kept at 140 °C for 4 h. After the samples were cooled to room temperature, they were washed several times with deionized water and anhydrous ethanol, and dried overnight at 60 °C. Finally, the Co3O4 sample was obtained with a loading mass of 2.2 mg. Using the same steps as above, Mn-doped Co3O4 samples were obtained by adding 0.1, 0.3, and 0.5 mmol KMnO4 into the prepared solution, respectively. For the convenience of description, the above samples were named as 0.1Mn-Co3O4, 0.3Mn-Co3O4, and 0.5Mn-Co3O4. The mass loadings are 1.2, 1.1, and 1.5 mg, respectively.

2.2. Material Characterization

The crystal structure and element distribution of the samples were determined by an X-ray diffraction analyzer (XRD, Shimadzu-7000) and an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS, ESCALAB250). The morphology of the samples was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM, Gemini, 300-71-31).

2.3. Electrochemical Measurements

The electrochemical performance of the as-prepared samples was measured by electrochemical workstation (CHI660E) in a standard three-electrode system. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) curves, galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD) curves, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements were tested in 6 M KOH aqueous electrolyte. In the three-electrode system, the as-fabricated samples were used as the working electrode, Pt foil as the counter electrode, and Hg/HgO as the reference electrode. The specific capacitance (Cs) of the electrode materials was calculated by GCD curves using the follow equation:
Cs = I∆t/m
where Cs, I, ∆t and m are the specific capacitance, discharge current density (A/g), discharge time (s) and the mass of active materials (g), respectively.

2.4. Assembly of Asymmetric Supercapacitors (ASC)

An asymmetric supercapacitor was assembled with a 0.3Mn-Co3O4 sample as the positive electrode, activated carbon as the negative electrode, and PVA-KOH gel as the electrolyte. The anode material was obtained by coating the Ni foam with a mixture of activated carbon (70 wt %), carbon black (20 wt %), and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) (10 wt %) slurry, and dried at 80 °C for 24 h. Since the charge between the positive and negative electrodes is balanced, the mass ratio of cathode and anode can be calculated by using the following formula:
q+ = q−
q = cm∆V
m+/m− = C−V−/C+V+
In the above formula, q is charge, C stands for specific capacitance, m represents the mass of active material, and V refers to the voltage window.
The corresponding energy density and power density of devices were calculated according to the equations:
E = 1/2CV2
P = 3600E/t
E and P are energy density (Wh/kg) and power density (W/kg), respectively.

3. Results and Discussion

The crystal structures of the prepared samples are characterized by X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD). As can be observed in Figure 1a, two of the XRD patterns match the structure of Co3O4 (JCPDS No. 74-2120). The clear and sharp diffraction peaks at 2θ values of 18.99°, 31.27°, 36.84°, 44.81°, 59.35°, and 65.23°, can be indexed to the (111), (220), (311), (400), (511), and (440) crystal planes of Co3O4, respectively. By comparing the two XRD patterns, it can be proven that the addition of Mn source does not show a new diffraction peak appearing, which indicates that there is no new crystalline phase after doping [25]. In order to further study the structure of the samples, the surrounding area of the crystal plane (311) is enlarged, as depicted in Figure 1b. It can be seen that the diffraction peak of the 0.3Mn-Co3O4 sample is shifted to a low angle. This finding can be associated with Bragg’s diffraction formula, which is as follows:
2dsinθ = nλ
where n is an integer multiple of the wavelength, d is the distance between parallel atomic planes, λ is the incident wave length, and θ is the angle between the incident light and the crystal plane.
According to the Bragg diffraction formula, θ is inversely proportional to λ. The 0.3Mn-Co3O4 sample is shifted to a low angle, which proves that the incident wavelength of sample 0.3Mn-Co3O4 is increased compared with that of the Co3O4 sample. In general, the XRD patterns of the two samples shows that Mn is successfully incorporated into the Co3O4 lattice.
The structure of the prepared samples are further investigated by XPS. The XPS survey spectra of the 0.3Mn-Co3O4 sample are shown in Figure 1c. The peak of element Ni is primarily from nickel foam. Figure 1d depicts the XPS spectra of Co 2p. The spin-orbit peaks of Co 2p3/2 and Co 2p1/2 are located at 781.2 and 796.9 eV, respectively [26]. Moreover, the peaks with binding energies at 780.9 and 795.9 eV are attributed to Co3+ ions, while those with binding energies at 782.9 and 797.9 eV are attributed to Co2+ ions [27]. In addition, a pair of satellite peaks of the sample locate were at 786.7 eV and 804.1 eV. It can be seen that the peak of the Mn doped sample shows a negative shift of 0.4 V. This indicates that electron transfer occurs between Co3O4 and Mn atoms [28].
The XPS spectra of sample O 1s is shown in Figure 1e, which consists of three main peaks. Where Odef. (532.8 eV) represents the oxygen defect state, Osurf. (531.3 eV) shows the surface oxygen, and Olatt (529.3 eV) denotes the surface lattice oxygen [29]. Similarly, the spectra of the Mn doped Co3O4 sample is compared with the undoped sample. It demonstrates that the proportion of oxygen defects increases significantly when Mn is doped. This phenomenon is most likely due to the electrical imbalance caused by the substitution of Mn ions for Co ions during doping [30]. In order to maintain the electrical balance of the system, oxygen ions obtain electrons to form oxygen and leave the lattice, thus forming oxygen vacancies. The appearance of these oxygen vacancies increases the ion transport rate to some extent, exposing more electrochemical active sites. Figure 1f depicts the Mn 2p spectra of the 0.3Mn-Co3O4 sample. The peaks located at 639.1, 642.6 and 645.9 correspond to the Mn ions with different valence states: Mn2+, Mn3+, and Mn4+, respectively [31]. It is evident that the area occupied by tetravalent Mn ions is larger than that of divalent Mn ions, which makes the sample more stable.
Next, we observed the morphology of the as-prepared samples. The SEM images of the Co3O4 sample and the Mn-doped Co3O4 sample, at different magnifications, can be observed in Figure 2a–h. SEM images of the Co3O4 sample (Figure 2a,e) show that many needle-like nanowires grow uniformly on the Ni foam, and that they adhere with each other. With the addition of the Mn source, these nanowires are gradually connected to form sheets, as shown in Figure 2b, until they are completely replaced by nanosheets (Figure 2c). Due to the difference in the valence state and radius between the Mn ion and the Co ion in the original sample, the defects are inevitably introduced after Mn doping, leading to the occurrence of the above phenomena [32]. In Figure 2g, it can be observed that the nanosheet arrays grow vertically on the nickel foam. The gaps are formed between the nanosheets, allowing the active substance to come into full contact with the electrolyte. However, with the further increase of the Mn sources, it can be seen in Figure 2d that the gaps between the nanosheets become narrow, and a superposition between the nanosheets appears. To some extent, these phenomena reduce the electrochemical storage capacity of the samples.
Next, we studied the electrochemical performance of different samples in 6 M KOH. Figure 3a shows the electrochemical energy storage schematic of the 0.3Mn-Co3O4 nanosheet as electrode. Figure 3b shows the CV curves of the samples at 100 mV/s. It can be seen that the 0.3Mn-Co3O4 sample provided a larger area than the other samples, at the same scanning rate. In Figure 3c, the GCD curves of the samples are used to further study the capacitance behavior. At 1 A/g, the capacitances of Co3O4, 0.1Mn-Co3O4, 0.3Mn-Co3O4, and 0.5Mn-Co3O4 are 142.8, 433.6, 525.5, and 289.8 C/g, respectively. When the content of the Mn source reaches 0.3 mmol, the sample possesses the largest specific capacitance. The capacitance variation curves (Figure 3d) are consistence with the above results.
The EIS of the samples is shown in Figure 3e. The following parameters are used to test the EIS: a frequency range from 0.01 to 10,000 HZ, the perturbation amplitude is 0.01 V, and potential (0 V) during execution. It can be observed that a semi-circular arc appears in the lower left corner, where the high frequency region is actually the charge transfer resistance (Rct). In addition, the real axis intercept is equivalent to series resistance (Rs). A diagonal line with an angle of about 45° is called the Warburg impedance. It is evident that 0.3Mn-Co3O4 possesses the lowest Rs value of 0.47 Ω. In order to explore whether the electrode materials possess pseudocapacitance behavior during the charging and discharging process, the following formula can be used for calculation [33]:
I = avb
In the above equation, I is the peak current, v is the scan rate, a and b are constants. When the value of b is 0.5, the electrode material shows diffusion control behavior. If the value of b is in the range of 0.5–1, the electrode material demonstrates the coexistence of surface control behavior and diffusion control behavior. The value of b is 1, which means that the electrode material behaves as surface control behavior. In Figure 3f, the b values of Co3O4 and 0.3Mn-Co3O4 samples are 0.683 and 0.725, respectively, which confirms that the charging and discharging process of the two electrode materials is pseudocapacitance dominated behavior. Figure 3g,h reveals the contribution ratio of surface capacitance and diffusion capacitance of the two samples. As the large sweep speed causes the ions to tend to “skim” on the electrode surface, there was no chance for diffusion. Therefore, the contribution of surface control gradually replaces the contribution of diffusion control, as the scanning speed continues to increase. The contribution rate of surface control and diffusion control can be evaluated by the following formula:
i(v) = k1v + k2v1/2
The values of k1 and k2 in the equation can be calculated by CV curves. In addition, the cyclic stability is also an important factor in assessing the electrochemical performance of the samples. In Figure 3i, the 0.3Mn-Co3O4 sample still maintains high capacitance after 10,000 times cycles, indicating its excellent cycle stability. To ensure the consistency of the experimental test results, the above CV curves, GCD curves, EIS curves, and cycle curves are all tested with three electrodes. In addition, the reference electrode and electrolyte are also consistent, which are Hg/HgO and 6 M KOH. In Table 1, the 0.3Mn-Co3O4 electrode is comparable with other previous reports [20,21,23,24,34].
To further explore the performance of the prepared material in practical application, we assembled a flexible asymmetric supercapacitor with the 0.3Mn-Co3O4 sample as the positive electrode and AC as the negative electrode. The schematic of an assembled device is illustrated in Figure 4a. Figure 4b shows the CV curve of the 0.3Mn-Co3O4 sample and the AC electrode. The curves prove that the anode and cathode materials match well, and the voltage of this device can be extended to 1.6 V. The assembled device is tested in a two-electrode system with KOH gel as the electrolyte. The CV curves of the device at different scanning speeds are shown in Figure 4c. The shapes of the CV curves do not change with the increase in scanning speed, but its area changes in direct proportion to the scanning speed. Figure 4d depicts the CV curves of the device at different voltage windows, at the scanning speed of 100 mV/s. The shapes of the CV curves remain stable as the area increases. The above phenomena indicate that the device can remain stable at 1.6 V voltage. The GCD curves of the device at different current densities are also shown in Figure 4e. When the current density is 0.5 A/g, the discharge time of the device can reach 116 s, and the specific capacitance is 116 C/g. Figure 4f shows the EIS of the device. The Rs value is 0.95 Ω, indicating that it possesses a low internal resistance. From the Ragone plot in Figure 4g, the 0.3Mn-Co3O4/AC//ASC achieves a maximum energy density of 43.5 W h/kg, at a power density of 1350 W/kg. The corresponding energy and power densities of these supercapacitors are shown in Table 2 [21,35,36,37,38]. To explore the cycling stability of the device, 10,000 charge and discharge tests were carried out. The device maintained a capacitance retention of 83.71% after testing (Figure 4g). The inset is an SEM image of the sample after cycling, which proves that the structure of the sample remains well preserved.

4. Conclusions

In summary, we have prepared Mn ion doped Co3O4 samples by a simple one-step hydrothermal strategy. The morphology and crystal structure of the Co3O4 samples are regulated by changing the amount of Mn element. The addition of Mn changes the morphology of the sample from nanowires to nanosheets, and the thickness of the nanosheets also changes with the addition of Mn. The doping of Mn can regulate the surface morphology and oxygen vacancies. It greatly improves the conductivity of the electrode material and creates more active sites for electrochemical reaction. Moreover, the obtained samples maintain satisfactory energy density and power density after being assembled into devices. This demonstrates that the prepared materials possess great potential as a future energy storage device.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, methodology, formal analysis, validation, X.L.; software, M.W.; investigation, X.L.; resources, X.W.; data curation, X.L., M.W. and X.W.; writing—original draft preparation, X.L.; writing—review and editing, X.W.; visualization, X.L.; supervision, X.W.; project administration, X.W.; funding acquisition, X.W. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52172218), the Open Project Program of Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University (HEU10202206).

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. (a,b) XRD patterns of the as-prepared samples (c) the XPS survey spectra of 0.3Mn-Co3O4 sample (d) Co 2p (e) O 1s (f) Mn 2p.
Figure 1. (a,b) XRD patterns of the as-prepared samples (c) the XPS survey spectra of 0.3Mn-Co3O4 sample (d) Co 2p (e) O 1s (f) Mn 2p.
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Figure 2. (a–h) Low and high magnification SEM images of the as-prepared samples (a,e) Co3O4 (b,f) 0.1Mn-Co3O4 (c,g) 0.3Mn-Co3O4 (d,h) 0.5Mn-Co3O4.
Figure 2. (a–h) Low and high magnification SEM images of the as-prepared samples (a,e) Co3O4 (b,f) 0.1Mn-Co3O4 (c,g) 0.3Mn-Co3O4 (d,h) 0.5Mn-Co3O4.
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Figure 3. Electrochemical characterizations of three electrodes (a) The electrochemical mechanism of the 0.3Mn-Co3O4 nanosheet electrode (b) CV curves (c) GCD curves (d) Specific capacitance (e) Nyquist plots (f) b values of Co3O4 and 0.3Mn-Co3O4 (g,h) Contribution ratio between capacitance and diffusion-limited one (i) Cycling performance.
Figure 3. Electrochemical characterizations of three electrodes (a) The electrochemical mechanism of the 0.3Mn-Co3O4 nanosheet electrode (b) CV curves (c) GCD curves (d) Specific capacitance (e) Nyquist plots (f) b values of Co3O4 and 0.3Mn-Co3O4 (g,h) Contribution ratio between capacitance and diffusion-limited one (i) Cycling performance.
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Figure 4. Electrochemical characterizations of ASC (a) Schematic (b) CV curves of 0.3Mn-Co3O4 and active carbon (c) CV curves with various scan rates (d) CV curves with various voltage windows (e) GCD curves (f) Nyquist plots (g) Ragone plot (h) Cycling performance.
Figure 4. Electrochemical characterizations of ASC (a) Schematic (b) CV curves of 0.3Mn-Co3O4 and active carbon (c) CV curves with various scan rates (d) CV curves with various voltage windows (e) GCD curves (f) Nyquist plots (g) Ragone plot (h) Cycling performance.
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Table 1. Electrochemical performances of several electrode materials.
Table 1. Electrochemical performances of several electrode materials.
Electrode MaterialsCapacityCurrent DensityCycling PerformanceRef.
ZnO/Co3O4-450567.5 (C/g)1 (A/g)83% after 5000 cycles[20]
BIC-Co3O4236.5 (C/g)1 (A/g)77% after 5000 cycles[21]
1Mn-TiO2164.4 (C/g)1 (A/g)84% after 2000 cycles[25]
NMCO204.3 (C/g)1 (A/g)99% after 1000 cycles[26]
RGO/Co3O4 (94.3%)198.6 (C/g)5 (A/g)122% after 5000 cycles[31]
0.3Mn-Co3O4525.5 (C/g)1 (A/g)96.83% after 10,000 cyclesThis work
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Table 2. Comparison of energy density and power density of 0.3Mn-Co3O4 device with previous reports.
Table 2. Comparison of energy density and power density of 0.3Mn-Co3O4 device with previous reports.
Electrode MaterialsEnergy Density (W h/kg)Power Density (W/kg)Current DensityRef.
BIC-Co3O4//BIC-Co3O4171840.1 (A/g)[21]
Co3O4-350//AC16.25750010 (A/g)[32]
α-Co(OH)2/Co3O4//AC22.32900.5 (A/g)[33]
Mn-MoS2//ASC3.144346.3510 (A/g)[34]
Mn0.1-Ni-MOF//AC39.6143.85 (mA/cm2)[35]
0.3Mn-Co3O4/AC//ASC43.513500.5 (A/g)This work
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