Journal of Applied Electrochemistry

, Volume 47, Issue 4, pp 487–496 | Cite as

Improved electrochemical performance of sandwich-like silver nanowires/graphene oxide nanostructure

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Abstract

This paper demonstrates the fabrication of silver nanowires (AgNWs)/graphene oxide stacking structure for enhanced electrochemical performance. In this sandwich-type structure, the stratum of Ag nanowires acts as a highway bridge between the two layers of graphene oxide, where electrons can be transferred easily through this stacked network. The GO-AgNWs showed a specific capacitance of 251 Fg−1 at 10 mV s−1 and an energy density of 34.05 Wh kg−1 at 0.1 mA, indicating the positive synergistic effect of AgNW and GO. The obtained electrochemical characteristics are encouraging and found to be mainly attributed to an effective combination of graphene oxide and AgNWs.

Graphical Abstract

Figure shows the steps involved in the development of the sandwich-like AgNW/GO nanostructure electrode.

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Keywords

Silver nanowires Graphene oxide Supercapacitors Specific capacitance Energy density 
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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT) Grant 10052824 funded by the Korea government (MOTIE).

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of PhysicsYeungnam UniversityGyeongsanSouth Korea
  2. 2.Thin Film Materials Laboratory, Department of PhysicsShivaji UniversityKolhapurIndia

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