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Simple synthesis route of glycine-assisted PANi-NiCo2O4 porous powder for electrochemical application

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Glycine-assisted polyaniline-NiCo2O4 composite porous powder was synthesized by a simple chemical method. The FT-IR and UV-visible spectroscopy analysis confirmed the presence of the corresponding functional groups. Scanning electron microscopy revealed the porous morphology of NiCo2O4 and a brush-like morphology of PANi-NiCo2O4 composite which helps in enhancing the electrochemical performance of the composite. The X-ray diffraction pattern indicates the spinel crystal phase of NiCo2O4 in the synthesized sample. Cyclic voltammetry and impedance analysis were done to understand the electrochemical performance of the material. The specific capacitance calculated by galvanostatic charge-discharge method was found to be 687.5 F/g for PANi-NiCo2O4, whereas for NiCo2O4 and pure PANi, it was 458.5 F/g and 373.75 F/g respectively. Cyclic stability analysis showed 88% retention of specific capacitance over 1000 cycles for the as-synthesized PANi-NiCo2O4 sample.

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The authors thank the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) (research grant ECR/2015/000208) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) for research grant DST/INT/RFBR/P-241.

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  1. Center of Excellence in Advanced Materials & Green Technologies (CoE-AMGT), Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, 641112, India

    M. Sathish Kumar & Nikhil K. Kothurkar

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, 641112, India

    M. Sathish Kumar & Nikhil K. Kothurkar

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    K. Yamini Yasoda & Sudip K. Batabyal

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Kumar, M.S., Yasoda, K.Y., Kothurkar, N.K. et al. Simple synthesis route of glycine-assisted PANi-NiCo2O4 porous powder for electrochemical application. Ionics 25, 4499–4507 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-019-03011-7

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