Tuneable optical and electrochemical properties of Fe-Doped ZnS nanostructures for supercapacitors applications
摘要
In the present study, hydrothermally assisted chemical synthesis process has been employed to prepare undoped and Fe-doped ZnS nanostructures. The structural nature was verified through the X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique, which reveals a cubic zinc blende structure for all the samples. The elemental compositions and binding energies were verified by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and indicated the inclusion of Fe into the ZnS framework. FE-SEM and TEM were utilized to probe the morphology and structure, which were consistent with the formation of well-distributed nanostructures. The PL spectra were measured to analyse the optical properties and the defect state of the prepared samples. UV-Vis analysis further confirmed the optical band gap modulation upon Fe doping. The electrochemical performance of the three-electrode supercapacitor device was investigated by using cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements. The Fe-doped ZnS samples showed good electrochemical characteristics as compared to the undoped ZnS, to have a potential in energy storage devices.