A Facile Two-Step Hydrothermal Synthesis of Co(OH)2@NiCo2O4 Nanosheet Nanocomposites for Supercapacitor Electrodes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Synthesis of Co(OH)2@NiCo2O4 Nanosheet Composite
2.2. Physical Characterization
2.3. Electrochemical Characterization
3. Results and Discussions
Electrochemical Properties
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Electrode | Fabrication Method | Electrolyte | Capacitance (Current Density) | Cycling Stability (No. of Cycles) | Ref. |
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NiCo2O4@CoxNi1-x (OH)2 | electrochemical deposition | 1 M KOH | 5.71 F·cm−1 (5.5 mA·cm−2) | 80% (3000 cycles) | [49] |
carbon nanotube/NiCo2O4 | electrochemical deposition | 6 M KOH | 694 F·g−1 (1 A·g−1) | 91% (1500 cycles) | [50] |
Ni(OH)2@NiCo2O4 | electrochemical deposition | 1 M KOH | 5.71 F·cm−1 (2 mA·cm−2) | 36% (1000) | [51] |
graphene/NiCo2O4 | electrochemical deposition | 3 M KOH | 1950 F·g−1 (7.5 A·g−1) | 92.8% (10,000 cycles) | [52] |
NiCo2O4@graphene nanoarchitectures | Hydrothermal | 2 M KOH | 778 F·g−1 (1 A·g−1) | 90% (10,000 cycles) | [53] |
NiCo2O4–RGO composite | Self-assembly | 6 M KOH | 835 F·g−1 (1 A·g−1) | 80% (4000 cycles) | [54] |
Co(OH)2@FeCo2O4 | Hydrothermal | 6 M KOH | 1173.43 F·g−1 (1 A·g−1) | 95.4% (5000) | [55] |
sponge-like NiCo2O4/MnO2 ultrathin nanoflakes | electrochemical deposition | 1 M KOH | 935 F·g−1 (1 A·g−1) | 103.1% (25,000) | [56] |
Co(OH)2@NiCo2O4 nanosheet | Hydrothermal | 2 M KOH | 1308 F·g−1 (0.5 A·g−1) | 92.83% (6000) | This work |
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Arbi, H.M.; Vijayalakshmi, L.; Anil Kumar, Y.; Alzahmi, S.; Gopi, C.V.V.M.; Rusydi, A.; Obaidat, I.M. A Facile Two-Step Hydrothermal Synthesis of Co(OH)2@NiCo2O4 Nanosheet Nanocomposites for Supercapacitor Electrodes. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 1981. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13131981
Arbi HM, Vijayalakshmi L, Anil Kumar Y, Alzahmi S, Gopi CVVM, Rusydi A, Obaidat IM. A Facile Two-Step Hydrothermal Synthesis of Co(OH)2@NiCo2O4 Nanosheet Nanocomposites for Supercapacitor Electrodes. Nanomaterials. 2023; 13(13):1981. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13131981
Chicago/Turabian StyleArbi, Hammad Mueen, L. Vijayalakshmi, Yedluri Anil Kumar, Salem Alzahmi, Chandu V. V. Muralee Gopi, Andrivo Rusydi, and Ihab M. Obaidat. 2023. "A Facile Two-Step Hydrothermal Synthesis of Co(OH)2@NiCo2O4 Nanosheet Nanocomposites for Supercapacitor Electrodes" Nanomaterials 13, no. 13: 1981. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13131981