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Electrochemical and photocatalytic investigation of nickel oxide for energy storage and wastewater treatment

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Nickel oxide (NiO) was synthesized via a one-step facile method. X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed the face-centered cubic structure of NiO. The bonding nature and surface purity were confirmed via Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. NiO revealed partial spherical morphology with less particle aggregation. The optical bandgap of NiO was found to be 3.75 eV. Cyclic voltammetry revealed well-defined oxidation and reduction peaks for NiO. The charge–discharge curve exhibited specific capacitance of 184.6 F/g at current density of 0.3 A/g. NiO electrode exhibited longer cyclic stability of 93 % up to 1500 cycles. In addition, NiO + H2O2 revealed efficient photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (organic pollutant) under visible-light irradiation with degradation efficiency of ~88 %. These results confirm that nanosized NiO is more suitable for dual application.

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N.D. and K.K. acknowledge UGC-Dr. D.S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship [ref. nos. F.4-2/2006 (BSR)/EN/15-16/0031 and F.4-2/2006 (BSR)/BL/15-16/0225], UGC, New Delhi.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India

    Navaneethan Duraisamy & Gopi Dhanaraj

  2. Department of Microbiology, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India

    Kavitha Kandiah

  3. Department of Physics, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India

    Ranjith Rajendran, Prabhu S & Ramesh R

  4. Department of Physics, Center for New and Renewable Energy Studies, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India

    Ramesh R

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Duraisamy, N., Kandiah, K., Rajendran, R. et al. Electrochemical and photocatalytic investigation of nickel oxide for energy storage and wastewater treatment. Res Chem Intermed 44, 5653–5667 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-018-3446-5

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