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Microwave-assisted synthesis of gadolinium/cerium oxide nanocomposite for high-performance supercapacitor

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In the present study, the nanocomposite of gadolinium/cerium oxide was synthesized via a simple and quick microwave-assisted method for supercapacitor application. The different percentages of gadolinium (Gd) were added to cerium oxide (CeO2) to study the effect of the addition of Gd on the electrochemical performance of the CeO2. The crystallographic and morphological study were conducted through different characterization techniques. The electrochemical performance of these formed nanocomposites was tested using cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge–discharge techniques and a maximum specific capacitance of 396 Fg−1 was obtained for a 20%-mixed Gd sample at 1 Ag−1 current density. Further asymmetric supercapacitor device was fabricated 20-Gd/CeO2/C//AC/C using PVA/KOH gel electrolyte which demonstrated an energy density of 23 Whkg−1 at a power density of 1379 Wkg−1. The cyclic performance was measured for fabricated devices and was found that 91% capacitance retention after 2000 cycles.

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The authors extend their sincere appreciation to the Researchers Supporting Project number (RSP2024R370), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the financial support. Author P. E. Lokhande received a FONDECYT postdoctoral fellowship and synthesis work carried out from this funding.

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This work was supported by King Saud University (Grant No: RSP2024R370) and Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (Grant No: FONDECYT#3230388).

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  2. Advanced Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India

    P. E. Lokhande, Chaitali Jagtap & Vishal Kadam

  3. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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PEL contributed to data curation, editing the draft, methodology, and conceptualization, CVJ contributed to investigation and writing of the original draft, VSK contributed to data curation and formal analysis, UR contributed to formal analysis, and SFS contributed to investigation, data curation, and funding acquisition.

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Lokhande, P.E., Jagtap, C., Kadam, V. et al. Microwave-assisted synthesis of gadolinium/cerium oxide nanocomposite for high-performance supercapacitor. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 35, 615 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-024-12354-5

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