Controlling the structural, optical, electrical, and compositional properties of silica-graphite core-shell for supercapacitor applications
摘要
The graphite-silica (SiO2@GP) core-shell particles were formed via thermal chemical vapor deposition at 1100 °C. The synthesis’s growth times were varied at 1, 5, 10, 30, and 60 min. The properties of SiO2@GP particles with different growth times were systematically analyzed and investigated. At a growth time of 10 min, major SiO2 peaks and the principal of the graphene were observed. The SiO2 particles and thin GP sheets covering their surfaces are clearly observed. An optimized SiO2@GP structure with a growth time of 10 min (SiO2@GP-10) was subsequently employed as an electrode in a three-electrode supercapacitor configuration. Electrochemical performance was evaluated using cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge–discharge, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analyses. At a current density of 1 A g− 1, the SiO2@GP-10 composite achieved a specific capacitance of approximately 291 F g− 1 and maintained over 40.14% of its capacitance at higher current densities.