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Synthesis and characterization of SnO2-La2O3 for electrochemical supercapacitor performance in redox additive electrolyte

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In the present work, chemical precipitation was used for preparing the SnO2-La2O3 metal oxide supercapacitor. The prepared material was characterized by XPS, FE-SEM, HR-TEM, and XRD. The enhanced conductivity and low resistance of the SnO2-La2O3 material are coupled in the presence of an optimized redox additive electrolyte, specifically 3 M KOH (KH) with 0.2 M K3[Fe(CN)6] (RE). Within a potential window of − 0.3 to 0.7 V, the suggested hybrid electrode in the three-electrode system exhibited an ultrahigh specific capacitance of 637 F g−1 at a current density of 1 A g−1. The electrode utilizing an electrolyte based on redox additives demonstrates synergistic effects and enhances capacitance performance by up to 637 F g−1. The SnO2-La2O3 electrode in KH + RE has a greater capacity for energy storage than the aqueous electrolyte of KOH. By connecting two symmetrical supercapacitors in series and activating a red light-emitting diode (which illuminated for 2 min.), the device’s practicality was further confirmed. With consistent cyclic stability for up to 10,000 cycles, the dual redox additive-based electrolyte demonstrated good cyclic performance in specific capacitance.

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This work was funded by the Researchers Supporting Project Number (RSPD2024R551) at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

This research was supported by the “Korea Medical Device Development Fund (KMDF) grant funded by the Korea government (KMDF-PR-202009010154)”.

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  1. Department of Physics, RVS Technical Campus-Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore, 641 402, India

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  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan-Si, Gyeongbuk-Do, 38541, Republic of Korea

    Vediyappan Thirumal & Jinho Kim

  3. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Nouf H. Alotaibi & Saikh Mohammad

  4. Center for Energy and Environment, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore, 641 021, India

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    Karuppaiah Selvakumar

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Kumar, S.A., Thirumal, V., Alotaibi, N.H. et al. Synthesis and characterization of SnO2-La2O3 for electrochemical supercapacitor performance in redox additive electrolyte. Ionics (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-024-05528-y

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