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Enhanced specific capacitance and electrochemical properties of nickel hydroxide-activated carbon (α-Ni(OH)2–AC) nanocomposite for pseudocapacitor electrode material

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Hierarchical mesoporous nickel hydroxide (α-Ni(OH)2) nanoparticles have been prepared by an inexpensive, simple, and green co-precipitation technique. The α-Ni(OH)2-activated carbon (AC) composite films have been fabricated onto a stainless steel substrate by the doctor blade method through the incorporation of AC into α-Ni(OH)2 nanoparticles. The electrochemical performance of the composite electrode material is evaluated by varying the concentration of AC in the composite. As compared to pure α-Ni(OH)2, the α-Ni(OH)2–AC composite exhibits a more specific capacitance of 436 Fg−1 and noteworthy long-term capacitance retention of 81% after 1500 cycles. The α-Ni(OH)2–AC composite electrode materials will be the potential candidates for fabrication of next generation electrochemical supercapacitors.

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Authors acknowledge PIFC, Department of Physics, Shivaji University Kolhapur for characterization purposes. The author C.E. Patil acknowledges UGC, New Delhi for financial support through F. No. 41-885/2012 (SR) and author Dr. A. V. Moholkar acknowledges DST-SERB for providing funding under Project No. [SERB/F/1699/2018-19].

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  1. Department of Physics, Dr. Patangrao Kadam Mahavidyalaya, Sangaliwadi, Sangali, M.S., 416416, India

    Sachin B. Abitkar & C. E. Patil

  2. Thin Film Nanomaterials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, M.S., 416004, India

    Sachin B. Abitkar, Suprimkumar D. Dhas, Parvejha S. Maldar & Annasaheb V. Moholkar

  3. Department of Physics, Devchand College, Arjunnagar, M.S., 591269, India

    N. P. Jadhav & Pravin R. Jadhav

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Abitkar, S.B., Dhas, S.D., Jadhav, N.P. et al. Enhanced specific capacitance and electrochemical properties of nickel hydroxide-activated carbon (α-Ni(OH)2–AC) nanocomposite for pseudocapacitor electrode material. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 8657–8667 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-05529-x

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