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Water-dispersible graphene–wrapped MnO2 nanospheres and their applications in coin cell supercapacitors

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A highly stable and more water-dispersible graphene (WDG) was synthesized using microwave-assisted ball milling technique. The WDG-wrapped MnO2 nanocomposites were prepared for two mass ratios of nanospheres and graphene sheets using reflux method. Comprehensive characterization of the prepared WDG-Mn1 and WDG-Mn2 hybrid nanocomposites was carried out to explore the electrochemical capacitance behaviors. The WDG-Mn1 and WDG-Mn2 electrodes showed capacitance performance of 130 F g−1 at 0.5 A g−1 and 178 F g−1 at 0.5 A g−1, respectively. The WDG-Mn2 electrode revealed enhanced capacitance performance, that is, 84% of its initial capacitance was retained even after repeating the cyclic voltammetry test for 3000 cycles. This study reveals the enhanced capacity performance in WDG-Mn2 nanocomposite hybrid materials for supercapacitors.

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The authors acknowledge the support extended by Dr. M. Sathish, Scientist, CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi, in carrying out the battery cell test.

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    Siva Palanisamy, Arunkumar Prabhakaran Shyma, Surendhiran Srinivasan, Naveen kumar Rajendran & Rajendran Venkatachalam

  2. Centre for Nano Science and Technology, Dr. N G P Arts and Science College, Dr. N. G. P Kalapatti Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641048, India

    Rajendran Venkatachalam

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Palanisamy, S., Shyma, A.P., Srinivasan, S. et al. Water-dispersible graphene–wrapped MnO2 nanospheres and their applications in coin cell supercapacitors. Ionics 25, 4425–4436 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-019-03004-6

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