Enhanced Supercapacitive Performance of Higher-Ordered 3D-Hierarchical Structures of Hydrothermally Obtained ZnCo2O4 for Energy Storage Devices
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Fabrication of 3D-Peony-Like ZCO
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. XRD Analysis
3.2. Morphologic Analysis
3.3. XPS Analysis
3.4. BET Analysis
3.5. Electrochemical Analysis
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Peak Binding Energy (eV ± 0.1)/ (Relative Atomic Concentration (%))/FWHM (eV) | Ratio | Elemental at% | |||||||||||
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O 1s | Zn 2p | Co 2p | Zn/Co | O | Zn | Co | ||||||||
Co3+ | Co2+ | |||||||||||||
O1 | O2 | O3 | O4 | Zn1 | Zn2 | Co1 | Co3 | Co2 | Co4 | |||||
ZCO-6h | 529.4 (41.24) [1.05] | 530.6 (8.66) [1.05] | 531.5 (7.20) [1.05] | 532.5 (2.23) [1.05] | 1021.0 (20.17) [2.26] | 1044.2 | 779.6 (7.87) [1.60] | 794.6 | 780.8 (12.63) [3.26] | 795.8 | 0.984 | 59.33 | 20.17 | 20.5 |
ZCO-12h | 529.4 (34.10) [1.15] | 530.9 (12.67) [1.15] | 531.9 (7.71) [1.15] | 533.1 (3.84) [1.15] | 1021.3 (21.56) [2.89] | 1044.4 | 779.6 (5.78) [1.50] | 794.6 | 781.1 (14.34) [3.50] | 795.8 | 1.071 | 58.32 | 21.56 | 20.12 |
Material | Synthesis Method | Morphology | Specific Capacitance (F·g−1 @ 1 A·g−1) | [Ref.] |
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NiCo2O4 | Hydrothermal | Microsphere | 327 | [19] |
CuCo2O4 | Solution combustion | Cauliflower | 338 | [20] |
MnCo2O4 | Hydrothermal | Nanowire | 349.8 | [22] |
MgCo2O4 | Molten salt method | particle | 321 | [23] |
CoMn2O4 | Solvothermal | Flower-like | 321 | [24] |
MnCo2O4 | Solvothermal | Nanosheet | 346 | [35] |
ZnCo2O4 | Hydrothermal | Nanosheet | 290.5 | [39] |
ZnCo2O4(ZCO-6h) | Hydrothermal | Flower-like | 359.85 | Present work |
ZnCo2O4(ZCO-12h) | Hydrothermal | Flake-like | 421.05 | Present work |
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Rajasekhara Reddy, G.; Siva Kumar, N.; Deva Prasad Raju, B.; Shanmugam, G.; Al-Ghurabi, E.H.; Asif, M. Enhanced Supercapacitive Performance of Higher-Ordered 3D-Hierarchical Structures of Hydrothermally Obtained ZnCo2O4 for Energy Storage Devices. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 1206. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10061206
Rajasekhara Reddy G, Siva Kumar N, Deva Prasad Raju B, Shanmugam G, Al-Ghurabi EH, Asif M. Enhanced Supercapacitive Performance of Higher-Ordered 3D-Hierarchical Structures of Hydrothermally Obtained ZnCo2O4 for Energy Storage Devices. Nanomaterials. 2020; 10(6):1206. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10061206
Chicago/Turabian StyleRajasekhara Reddy, Gutturu, Nadavala Siva Kumar, Borelli Deva Prasad Raju, Gnanendra Shanmugam, Ebrahim H. Al-Ghurabi, and Mohammad Asif. 2020. "Enhanced Supercapacitive Performance of Higher-Ordered 3D-Hierarchical Structures of Hydrothermally Obtained ZnCo2O4 for Energy Storage Devices" Nanomaterials 10, no. 6: 1206. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10061206