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Fe3O4 nanomaterials: synthesis, optical and electrochemical properties

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The magnetite Fe3O4 nanoparticles were synthesized via the hydrothermal process in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as surfactants. The obtained products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy. The electrochemical study of these products as advanced electrodes for supercapacitors was done using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and galvanostatic charge/discharge tests. The specific capacity values deduced from the cyclic voltammetry experiments were found to increase in the following order: Fe3O4/without surfactant (34 F g−1) < Fe3O4/CTAB (44 F g−1 < Fe3O4/SDS (63 F g−1). The latter exhibited a specific discharge capacitance of 60 F g−1 that remained stable after 500 charge/discharge cycles. The improved electrochemical performance of Fe3O4/SDS may be due to the particle size and shape effects. As a result of the enhanced electrochemical performance, Fe3O4/SDS hybrids could be regarded as a promising electrode for Li/Na-ion batteries and supercapacitors.

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    Amaini Chouchaine & Noureddine Amdouni

  2. Laboratoire MatériauxUtiles, Institut National de Recherche et d’Analyse Physico-chimique (INRAP), Sidi Thabet, 2020, Tunis, Tunisia

    Salah Kouass

  3. Laboratoire Matériaux Traitement et Analyse, Institut National de Recherche et d’AnalysePhysico-chimique (INRAP), Sidi Thabet, 2020, Tunis, Tunisia

    Fathi Touati & Hassouna Dhaouadi

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Chouchaine, A., Kouass, S., Touati, F. et al. Fe3O4 nanomaterials: synthesis, optical and electrochemical properties. J Aust Ceram Soc 57, 469–477 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41779-020-00544-3

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