Binder-free chemical synthesis of reduced graphene oxide/transition metal oxide-based composite for supercapacitor application
摘要
Flexible stainless steel substrates (SS) were used to deposit reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/ molybdenum oxide (MoO3) thin films by cost-effective chemical bath deposition (CBD) method varying rGO concentrations (1, 3, and 5 mg mL−1). The influence of rGO incorporation on the structural and electrochemical properties of electrodes was investigated. The thin films of RMO2 (deposited at 3 mg mL−1 rGO concentration) nanocomposites demonstrated a hexagonal crystal structure and nanoparticles like surface morphology. The presence of rGO in rGO/MoO3 was confirmed by the Raman and EDS studies. RMO2 nanocomposite thin film exhibited 547 F g−1 specific capacitance at current density of 2 mA cm−2. The flexible RMO2//PVA-H2SO4//PANI asymmetric (ASC) device was assembled using RMO2 as a negative electrode and PANI as a positive electrode. The device showed a specific capacitance of 61.5 F g−1 with energy and power densities of 14.4 Wh kg−1 and 1.3 KW kg−1, respectively, with 84.3% capacitive retention over 5,000 CV cycles.
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