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Facile and scalable fabrication of graphene/polypyrrole/MnOx/Cu(OH)2 composite for high-performance supercapacitors

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In this study, to improve the specific capacitance of graphene-based supercapacitor, novel quadri composite of G/PPy/MnOx/Cu(OH)2 was synthesized by using a facile and inexpensive route. First, a two-step method consisting of thermal decomposition and in situ oxidative polymerization was employed to fabricate graphene/polypyrrole/manganese oxide composites. Second, Cu(OH)2 nanowires were deposited on Cu foil. Afterwards, for the electrochemical measurements, composite powders were deposited on Cu(OH)2/Cu foil substrate as working electrodes. The synthesized samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. The XRD analysis revealed the formation of PPy/graphene, Mn3O4/graphene, and graphene/polypyrrole/MnOx. In addition, the presence of polypyrrole and manganese oxides was confirmed using FT-IR and Raman spectroscopies. Graphene/polypyrrole/MnOx/Cu(OH)2 electrode showed the best electrochemical performance and exhibited the largest specific capacitance of approximately 370 F/g at the scan rate of 10 mV/s in 6 M KOH electrolyte. In addition, other electrochemical measurements (charge–discharge, EIS and cyclical performance) of the G/Cu(OH)2, G/PPy/Cu(OH)2, G/Mn3O4/Cu(OH)2, and G/PPy/MnOx/Cu(OH)2 electrodes suggested that the G/PPy/MnOx/Cu(OH)2 composite electrode is promising materials for supercapacitor application.

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Miankushki, H.N., Sedghi, A. & Baghshahi, S. Facile and scalable fabrication of graphene/polypyrrole/MnOx/Cu(OH)2 composite for high-performance supercapacitors. J Solid State Electrochem 22, 3317–3329 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-018-4008-x

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