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High yield design of mesoporous tetrakaidecahedron-like α-Fe2O3 nanocrystals with enhanced supercapacitive performance

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In this work, novel mesoporous tetrakaidecahedron-like α-Fe2O3 nanocrystals have been designed in high yield through a simple hydrothermal method. The growth mechanism of mesoporous tetrakaidecahedron-like α-Fe2O3 nanocrystals was first investigated in detail based on the FESEM images and XRD results of the intermediate products. The electrochemical performance demonstrates that the mesoporous tetrakaidecahedron-like α-Fe2O3 nanocrystal electrode displays enhanced pseudocapacitive properties with a high specific capacitance of 245 F g−1 at 2 A g−1 and good capacitance retention of 83.9% after 2000 continuous charge–discharge cycles, implying that the porous tetrakaidecahedron-like α-Fe2O3 nanocrystals have great potential applications for supercapacitors.

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This work was supported by the Science and Technology Research Program of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission (Grant No. KJQN202001341), and the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing (Grant Nos. cstc2019jcyj-msxmX0670 and cstc 2020jcyj-msxmX0103).

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Wu, H., Li, Y. High yield design of mesoporous tetrakaidecahedron-like α-Fe2O3 nanocrystals with enhanced supercapacitive performance. Ionics 29, 3237–3248 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-023-05070-3

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