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Performance evaluation of Bi2O3@GO and Bi2O3@rGO composites electrode for supercapacitor application

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Supercapacitors have been attracting a remarkable research interest due to their outstanding intrinsic properties, such as high electrical response, great durability, and a wide range of operating temperature and voltage. In this work, the synthesis and evaluation of the electrochemical performances of graphene oxide doped with Bismuth oxide (Bi2O3@GO) and reduced graphene oxide doped with Bismuth oxide (Bi2O3@rGO) without any binder material were carried out using a low concentration (1.0 M) of KOH electrolyte. The solvothermal method of nanomaterial synthesis was employed. The produced nanomaterial was studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and electrochemical characterizations. An improved performance was recorded by the electrode made of Bi2O3@rGO, which achieved 560 Fg−1 specific capacitance at 5 mVs−1 scan rate; 28 Whkg−1 and 17 kWkg−1 energy and power densities, respectively. The electrode also retained 99% of its capacitance after 3000 galvanostatic charge–discharge (GCD) cycles.

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This work was supported by the grant from TETFUND under contract number: TETFUND/DR&D/CE/UNI/NSUKKA/RP/VOL, and the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Power and Energy Development (ACE-SPED), University of Nigeria, Nsukka

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    Sylvester M. Mbam, Raphael M. Obodo, Assumpta C. Nwanya, A. B. C. Ekwealor & Fabian I. Ezema

  2. Department of Physics, University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Umuagwo, Owerri, 1038, Imo State, Nigeria

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  3. National Center for Physics, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan

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  4. NPU-NCP Joint International Research Center on Advanced Nanomaterials and Defects Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072, China

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SMM, RMO, and OOA: synthesized the nanomaterials, carried out the characterization, and analyzed the results. While ACN and ABCE: worked on the manuscript’s editing. The data were conceptualized, proofread, and confirmed by NN and FIE.

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Mbam, S.M., Obodo, R.M., Apeh, O.O. et al. Performance evaluation of Bi2O3@GO and Bi2O3@rGO composites electrode for supercapacitor application. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 1405 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-10835-7

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