<p>Green synthesis is a sustainable and environmentally friendly approach for designing efficient electrode materials to meet the growing demand for supercapattery electrodes. In this work, Aloe vera-assisted synthesis of phase-pure spinel NiCo<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanomaterial was achieved through a simple and eco-friendly route. Synchrotron XRD confirmed excellent crystallinity and phase purity, while FTIR identified characteristic metal-oxygen bonds together with Aloe vera-derived organic functionalities. FESEM and TEM provided morphological insights, while BET analysis, confirming mesoporosity with a surface area of 18.61 m<sup>2</sup> g<sup>−1</sup>, and average pore diameter of ~ 14.7&#xa0;nm. Synchrotron XPS revealed mixed Ni/Co oxidation states and abundant oxygen vacancies, which promote enhanced redox activity and rapid charge-transfer kinetics. The Alv-NiCo<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> electrode exhibited high specific capacitance (609.6&#xa0;F g<sup>−1</sup> at 5 mV s<sup>−1</sup>; 471.1&#xa0;F g<sup>−1</sup> at 1&#xa0;A g<sup>−1</sup>), excellent rate capability, and long-term durability, retaining 97% capacitance and 99.6% coulombic efficiency over 5000 charge-discharge cycles at 20&#xa0;A g<sup>−1</sup>. These findings demonstrate that Aloe vera-derived NiCo<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> is a cost-effective, sustainable, and high-performance green electrode for supercapattery applications.</p>

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Aloe vera-derived NiCo2O4 electrodes with improved cyclic efficiency for supercapattery applications

  • Mohit Bhatt,
  • Kajal Gautam,
  • Ankita Rawat,
  • Archna Sagdeo,
  • Akarsh Verma,
  • Anil Kumar Sinha

摘要

Green synthesis is a sustainable and environmentally friendly approach for designing efficient electrode materials to meet the growing demand for supercapattery electrodes. In this work, Aloe vera-assisted synthesis of phase-pure spinel NiCo2O4 nanomaterial was achieved through a simple and eco-friendly route. Synchrotron XRD confirmed excellent crystallinity and phase purity, while FTIR identified characteristic metal-oxygen bonds together with Aloe vera-derived organic functionalities. FESEM and TEM provided morphological insights, while BET analysis, confirming mesoporosity with a surface area of 18.61 m2 g−1, and average pore diameter of ~ 14.7 nm. Synchrotron XPS revealed mixed Ni/Co oxidation states and abundant oxygen vacancies, which promote enhanced redox activity and rapid charge-transfer kinetics. The Alv-NiCo2O4 electrode exhibited high specific capacitance (609.6 F g−1 at 5 mV s−1; 471.1 F g−1 at 1 A g−1), excellent rate capability, and long-term durability, retaining 97% capacitance and 99.6% coulombic efficiency over 5000 charge-discharge cycles at 20 A g−1. These findings demonstrate that Aloe vera-derived NiCo2O4 is a cost-effective, sustainable, and high-performance green electrode for supercapattery applications.