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Rapid synthesis of Mn3O4 by in-situ redox method and its capacitive performances

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A quick and easy method to synthesize nanostructured Mn3O4 through an in-situ redox method was presented. KMnO4 was used as the precursor and chitosan was added during the process. The as-prepared materials were characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR). The electrochemical properties of Mn3O4 based electrodes were systematically studied using cyclic voltammetry and chronopotentiometry in 1 M Na2SO4 aqueous solution electrolyte. It exhibited a high specific capacitance of 278 F/g at 2.5 mA.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Material and Technology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials of Autonomous Region, Institute of Applied Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, China

    Shujuan Bao & Wei Jia

  2. New Energy Material Chemical Laboratory, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, 830054, China

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Bao, S., Jia, W. & Xu, M. Rapid synthesis of Mn3O4 by in-situ redox method and its capacitive performances. Rare Metals 30 (Suppl 1), 81–84 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-011-0243-3

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