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Doping Ni: an effective strategy enhancing electrochemical performance of MnCO3 electrode materials for supercapacitors

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Ni-doped MnCO3 microspheres were successfully synthesized via a one-step mixed solvent-thermal method. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and N2 adsorption–desorption measurements. The fabricated Ni-doped MnCO3 microspheres exhibited a higher specific capacity (538 F g−1 at a current density of 1 A g−1) than pure MnCO3 (287 F g−1). In addition, 85.8 % of initial capacity was retained after 3000 cycles at a current density of 5 A g−1, demonstrating a good cycling performance. These results suggested that Ni-doped MnCO3 microspheres material was a promising candidate for high energy storage applications. Hence doping heterogeneous element with good electrical conductivity was an effective approach to improve the electrochemical performance of the electrode materials.

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The authors acknowledge the National Science Foundation of China (Grants 21201129, 51208333, 51374151) and the National Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province (2013011012-3) for providing funding support to the current work.

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      Chunchen Zhang, Chunli Guo, Taotao Li, Xiaochuan Ren, Yuqiong Mao, Yinghui Wei & Lifeng Hou

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    Zhang, C., Guo, C., Li, T. et al. Doping Ni: an effective strategy enhancing electrochemical performance of MnCO3 electrode materials for supercapacitors. J Mater Sci 52, 1477–1485 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-016-0443-1

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