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Synthesis of phyto-mediated CuO–ZrO2 nanocomposite and investigation of their role as electrode material for supercapacitor and water splitting studies

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The present research focused on environmentally benign synthesis of CuO–ZrO2 nanocomposite using bioactive compounds of A. viridis. Phase analysis of CuO–ZrO2 using Xray diffraction revealed the crystal size of 30.3 nm. Scanning electron microscope showed spherical-shaped nanoparticles of 88 nm size. The band gap value of 2.25 eV was obtained. The synthesized CuO–ZrO2 material was further investigated as electrode material for supercapacitor and water splitting studies. Cyclic voltammetry was used to estimate the specific capacitance value of 374.7 F/g, and galvanostatic charge discharge was used to determine the specific capacitance value of 286.3 F/g. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) were used to conduct HER and OER experiments. Tafel value of 143 mV/dec and overpotential value of 225 mV was recorded for composite by LSV for hydrogen evolution reaction.

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The authors acknowledge the Department of Environmental Sciences, Lab E-21, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi and Higher Education Commission, Pakistan. Authors also extend their sincere gratitude to the Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom and Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, USA.

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    Isaac Abrahams

  3. Department of Chemistry, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, 66762, USA

    Wang Lin & Ram K. Gupta

  4. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by SA and KSA. The first draft of the manuscript was written by SA and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. SA: investigation, methodology, data curation, formal analysis, visualization, validation. KSA: project administration, supervision, funding acquisition. IA: visualization, supervision, funding acquisition. WL: investigation, methodology. RKG: investigation, methodology. AE-m: writing & editing.

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Azhar, S., Ahmad, K.S., Abrahams, I. et al. Synthesis of phyto-mediated CuO–ZrO2 nanocomposite and investigation of their role as electrode material for supercapacitor and water splitting studies. Journal of Materials Research 38, 4937–4950 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-023-01204-5

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