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Binding Fe2O3 nanoparticles in polydopamine-reduced graphene as negative electrode materials for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitors

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Ternary composite with immobilization of Fe2O3 nanoparticles (NPs) onto porous polydopamine-reduced graphene oxide framework, abbreviated as Fe2O3@PDA-RGO, was fabricated via a simple, scalable and cost-efficient hydrothermal reaction. The as-prepared 3D Fe2O3@PDA-RGO nanocomposite provides a specific surface area of 119.9 m2 g-1 on account of the well-dispersed Fe2O3 NPs (~35 nm) onto the PDA-RGO sheets as spacer. When applied as a special faradic electrode material in negative potential region, Fe2O3@PDA-RGO can offer 169 mA h g-1 (609 F g−1) at 1 A g-1. The fabricated AC//Fe2O3@PDA-RGO asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) delivers an energy density of 35.8 W h kg-1 (0.94 mW h cm-3) at 800 W kg-1 (21 mW cm-3) and an outstanding cyclic stability (75.7% capacity retention after 10,000 cycles). The good performance of Fe2O3@PDA-RGO in single-electrode and ASC manifests the potential the ternary composite in energy storage devices.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21573059, 21473050 and U1704251).

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    Jinjun Tian, Xinping Yu, Yuanchao Pei, Hucheng Zhang & Jianji Wang

  2. School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang, 473004, Henan, China

    Jinjun Tian & Yan Xue

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Tian, J., Xue, Y., Yu, X. et al. Binding Fe2O3 nanoparticles in polydopamine-reduced graphene as negative electrode materials for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitors. J Nanopart Res 21, 247 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-019-4705-0

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