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High specific surface area ZnO/ZIF-67 nanostructures as supercapacitor electrode

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In this study, ZnO/ZIF-67 was synthesized on nickel foam and subsequently evaluated for its chemical behavior using a three-electrode system in a 2 mol L–1 KOH electrolyte. Cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge and discharge analysis measurements were employed. At a current density of 1 A g–1, ZnO/ZIF-67 exhibited the highest specific capacitance of 2908 F g–1. The suggested electrode demonstrated excellent cycle stability, maintaining its performance over 5000 charge–discharge cycles. Furthermore, the retention capacity of ZnO/ZIF-67 was determined to be 95.3%, accompanied by an approximate 100% coulombic efficiency. Subsequently, an asymmetric supercapacitor was constructed to investigate the system's capacitive behavior. The maximum specific capacitance of the two-electrode device was obtained as 264.4 F g–1 at a current density of 1 A g–1, with approximately 78.8% of the capacitance retained even after 5000 charge–discharge cycles. These results highlight the potential utilization of ZnO/ZIF-67 nanostructures in advancing the development of next-generation supercapacitors.

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Raoufi, R., Arvand, M. & Farahpour, M. High specific surface area ZnO/ZIF-67 nanostructures as supercapacitor electrode. Ionics 30, 1709–1722 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-024-05381-z

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