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Facile Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide-assisted Hydrothermal Synthesis of Spinel NiCo2O4 Nanoplates as an Electrode Material for Supercapacitor Application

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Ternary NiCo2O4 has paying more attention as a class of potential electrochemical energy storage materials. In the present endeavor, we report spinel NiCo2O4 nanoplates, which were prepared by cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB)-assisted hydrothermal technique followed by proper calcination process. The structural and morphological features were characterized by x-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectra, scanning electron microscope and high-resolution transmission electron microscopic analyses. The supercapacitive properties of the materials were evaluated using cyclic voltammetric, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and galvanostatic charge/discharge analysis in 1 M NaOH electrolyte. The freshly prepared NiCo2O4 materials offer the specific capacitance of 329 mA h g−1 at a current density of 1 A g−1, and it provides superior long-term cyclic stability, which retained 97% of initial capacitance after 2000 continuous CV cycles at a high scan rate of 100 mV s−1. These outcomes demonstrate thus prepared spinel NiCo2O4 as a significant electrode material for supercapacitor application.

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    Thiruthuvadevaraj Antony Sandosh, Francisxavier Paul Arokia Doss, Chinnappan Adaikalaraj & Savariappan Albert Nikson

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    Thiruthuvadevaraj Antony Sandosh & Albert Simi

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Sandosh, T.A., Simi, A., Doss, F.P.A. et al. Facile Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide-assisted Hydrothermal Synthesis of Spinel NiCo2O4 Nanoplates as an Electrode Material for Supercapacitor Application. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 29, 8395–8405 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-020-05273-z

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