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SubPc-Br/NiMoO4 composite as a high-performance supercapacitor electrode materials

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In the present paper, a facile hydrothermal synthesis was successfully used to obtain a novel SubPhthalocyanine/Nickel molybdate (SubPc-Br/NiMoO4) composite electrode material for a higher-performance super-capacitor. SEM and XRD investigations revealed that SubPc-Br particles were uniformly dispersed on the surface of NiMoO4 microspheres and kept the crystal formation of NiMoO4 during the combination of SubPc-Br and NiMoO4, giving the possibility to obtain high power density. The excellent pseudo-capacitance properties of SubPc-Br/NiMoO4 were also confirmed by a series of electrochemical experiments and showed that SubPc-Br significantly enhanced the redox strength and charge transfer characteristics of the NiMoO4. The as-prepared electrode had a high specific capacitance of 1292 F g−1 at a scan rate of 1 mV s−1. Additionally, in comparison with a separate NiMoO4, the cycle stability of the SubPc-Br/NiMoO4 super-capacitor is improved by 12.9% after 1000 cycles. The enhanced performances could be mainly attributed to the unique nanostructure and a larger contact area of SubPc-Br/NiMoO4. The materials obtained using this technique and the unique properties of cycle stability are attractive. This technique has an increased potential to enlarge the applicability of the electrochemical industry.

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The authors are grateful for the financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21606180), the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Provincial Education Department (16JK1786), and the Industrialization Project of Shaanxi Provincial Education Department (16JF027).

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    Bing-Bing Zhang, Hong Hao, Fen-Yan Zhang, Bing Wang, Jia Xue, Lin-Yu Jiao & Zhuo Li

  2. Chemical Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Use Technology of Shanbei Energy, Shaanxi Research Center of Engineering Technology for Clean Coal Conversion, Northwest University, Xi’an, 710069, China

    Hong Hao, Fen-Yan Zhang, Lin-Yu Jiao & Zhuo Li

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Zhang, BB., Hao, H., Zhang, FY. et al. SubPc-Br/NiMoO4 composite as a high-performance supercapacitor electrode materials. J Appl Electrochem 50, 1007–1018 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-020-01455-8

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