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One-Pot Hydrothermal Synthesis of Reduced Graphene Oxide–Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Composite Material on Nickel Foam for Efficient Supercapacitor Electrode

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The reduced graphene oxide/multiwalled carbon nanotubes deposited on nickel foam (rGO/MWCNTs/NF) composite material was successfully prepared using one-pot hydrothermal method. The prepared rGO/MWCNTs/NF composite material was characterized using scanning electron microscopy, electron dispersive spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. The results show that MWCNTs were successfully incorporated into the graphene sheets uniformly. The rGO/MWCNTs/NF composite material was fabricated as electrode for supercapacitor application. The capacitive properties of the rGO/MWCNTs/NF composite material were studied using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and galvanostatic charge/discharge in 1 M KOH aqueous electrolyte solution. The rGO/MWCNTs/NF electrode showed enhanced capacitance compared to rGO/NF, MWCNTs/NF, and bare NF electrodes due to high surface area and more accessibility of electrolyte after the addition of MWCNTs to the rGO/NF electrode. The rGO/MWCNTs/NF composite material shows specific capacitance of 81.14 F g−1 at current density of 1 A g−1 and excellent cycling stability with 83 % of its initial capacitance after 1000 charge/discharge cycles.

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This work was financially supported by a University of Malaya Research Grant UMRG Programme (RP007C/13AFR), the Science Fund from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (06-01-04-SF1513), and a High Impact Research Grant from the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia (UM.C/625/1/HIR/MOHE/05).

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    Fook Yun Ban, Subramaniam Jayabal, Alagarsamy Pandikumar & Nay Ming Huang

  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Functional Device Laboratory, Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Hong Ngee Lim

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Ban, F.Y., Jayabal, S., Pandikumar, A. et al. One-Pot Hydrothermal Synthesis of Reduced Graphene Oxide–Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Composite Material on Nickel Foam for Efficient Supercapacitor Electrode. Electrocatalysis 6, 373–381 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12678-015-0254-1

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