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Hydrothermally prepared nickel disulphide nanoparticles with enhanced areal capacitance

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In this study, mesoporous nickel disulphide (NiS2) nano-particles have been successfully prepared using hydrothermal method. Phase formation and functional groups were identified by the high-resolution X-ray diffractometer (HR-XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), respectively. Energy band gap of prepared NiS2 nanoparticles has been studied by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. FESEM and N2 adsorption–desorption analysis affirmed that surface of the NiS2 nanoparticles is rough with large pore diameter 6.46 nm. Electro-catalytic properties of NiS2 have been analysed by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and cyclic voltammetry technique in 1 M aqueous LiOH electrolyte. Electrochemical characterization affirmed that NiS2 has minimum charge transfer resistance (Rct) value of 3.84 Ω with enhanced areal capacitance 9.23 F cm−2 which showed 87% cyclic stability.

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Authors are grateful to the Vice-Chancellor Prof. Jai Prakash Saini of Netaji Subhas University of Technology (former Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, University Of Delhi) for providing the infrastructure for experimental work and financial support for characterization of synthesized samples. Authors also thank Prof. K. Sreenivas and U.S.I.C., University of Delhi USIC for synthesized sample characterization.

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    Rekha Bhardwaj & Medha Bhushan

  2. Research Lab for Energy System, Department of Physics, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, New Delhi, 110078, India

    Ranjana Jha

  3. Research Lab for Energy System, Department of Chemistry, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, New Delhi, 110078, India

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Bhardwaj, R., Jha, R., Bhushan, M. et al. Hydrothermally prepared nickel disulphide nanoparticles with enhanced areal capacitance. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 2409–2421 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-05006-x

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