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Study on the electrochemical performance of Ni-doped ZnO nanorods utilized for the high-performance supercapacitor application

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The nickel-doped ZnO nanorods have been synthesized through a simple precipitation method. The final product was further characterized through XRD, SEM, HRTEM, FTIR, and electrochemical analysis. The XRD spectrum illustrates ZnO and Ni:ZnO samples show the hexagonal structure. The surface morphology shows the rod-shaped ZnO, and the rods are elongated while addition of Ni. The functional group composition of prepared samples shows the purity of the prepared nanomaterials. The electrochemical performance of the prepared ZnO, 2%Ni:ZnO, and 4%Ni:ZnO shows higher capacitance value through the CV curve is 214, 345, and 276 F/g at 10 mV/s and through the GCD curve 184, 205, and 125 F/g for 4%Ni:ZnO, 2%Ni:ZnO, and ZnO electrodes; also, these electrodes show a maximum energy value of 18.63, 20.75, and 12.65 Wh/kg, and related power density values are 1390, 1465, and 1340 W/kg, respectively. Moreover, while adding the Ni content in ZnO, the cyclic stability was highly increased up to 98%. Also, the Ni:ZnO electrode shows much higher capacitance and lower Rct values than the pure ZnO electrode. The synergistic effect of Ni in ZnO indicates the higher capacitance.

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  1. Department of Physics, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, 620 002, India

    Christuraj P

  2. Department of Chemistry, Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai, India

    Suganya P

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Uma Shankar V & Yuttana Mona

  4. Department of Physics, Loyola College (Autonomous), Chennai, 600 034, India

    Dinesh Raja M

  5. Office of Research Administration, Chiang Mai University, 50200, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Uma Shankar V

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P. Christuraj: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Investigation, Software, Writing—original draft and Writing—review & editing.

P. Suganya: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Investigation, Software, Writing—original draft and Writing—review & editing.

V. Uma Shankar: Software, review, Formal analysis, Software, editing and Data curation.

Yuttana Mona: Software, review, Methodology, Investigation, Formal analysis, Software, editing and Data curation.

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P, C., P, S., V, U.S. et al. Study on the electrochemical performance of Ni-doped ZnO nanorods utilized for the high-performance supercapacitor application. Ionics (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-024-05588-0

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