A Facile Design of Solution-Phase Based VS2 Multifunctional Electrode for Green Energy Harvesting and Storage
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis of VS2 Microflower Structured Powder
2.2. VS2-Based Electrode Fabrication
2.3. Electrochemical Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Topographic, Crystal Structure and Chemical Composition Charaterization of VS2
3.2. HER Performance of VS2 Electrodes in Acidic and Alkaline Electrolyte
3.3. Supercapacitor Performance of VS2 in Symmetric Device-Configuration
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Patil, S.A.; Rabani, I.; Hussain, S.; Seo, Y.-S.; Jung, J.; Shrestha, N.K.; Im, H.; Kim, H. A Facile Design of Solution-Phase Based VS2 Multifunctional Electrode for Green Energy Harvesting and Storage. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 339. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12030339
Patil SA, Rabani I, Hussain S, Seo Y-S, Jung J, Shrestha NK, Im H, Kim H. A Facile Design of Solution-Phase Based VS2 Multifunctional Electrode for Green Energy Harvesting and Storage. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(3):339. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12030339
Chicago/Turabian StylePatil, Supriya A., Iqra Rabani, Sajjad Hussain, Young-Soo Seo, Jongwan Jung, Nabeen K. Shrestha, Hyunsik Im, and Hyungsang Kim. 2022. "A Facile Design of Solution-Phase Based VS2 Multifunctional Electrode for Green Energy Harvesting and Storage" Nanomaterials 12, no. 3: 339. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12030339