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Effect of synthesis duration on the morphological and structural modification of the sea urchin-nanostructured γ-MnO2 and study of its electrochemical reactivity in alkaline medium

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Single-crystalline nanorods and sea urchin-like morphology of the γ-MnO2 nanostructures were successfully synthesized by hydrothermal method at different synthesis durations. The as-synthesized products were characterized by the techniques X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), field emission gun-scanning electron microscope (FEG-SEM) coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray elemental analysis (EDX), transmission electron microscope (TEM), isotherms of N2 adsorption/desorption and BET-BJH models. The effect of synthesis duration on the morphology, porous structure, and crystallographic form of MnO2 powders was studied. The electrochemical reactivity of as-prepared powders was investigated in 1 mol L−1 KOH by both cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy by using a micro-cavity electrode. The results show that the best electrochemical reactivity of the MnO2 powder was obtained with synthesis duration of 24 h.

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Acknowledgments

The present work was carried out in the frame of French–Algerian cooperation project CMEP-PHC Tassili N° 06 MDU 686. The authors thank the efficient assistance of all technical staffs of the LISE laboratory for the characterization of powders.

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  1. Laboratoire d’électrochimie, corrosion et de valorisation énergétique (LECVE), Département de Génie des Procédés, A. Mira University, Route de Targa Ouzemmour, 06000, Bejaia, Algeria

    L. Benhaddad, L. Makhloufi & B. Messaoudi

  2. Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 8235, Laboratoire Interfaces et Systèmes Electrochimiques (LISE), 75252, Paris CEDEX 05, France

    L. Benhaddad, C. Bazin, F. Pillier, K. Rahmouni & H. Takenouti

  3. CNRS, UMR 8235, LISE, Case 133, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris CEDEX 05, France

    L. Benhaddad, C. Bazin, F. Pillier, K. Rahmouni & H. Takenouti

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Benhaddad, L., Bazin, C., Makhloufi, L. et al. Effect of synthesis duration on the morphological and structural modification of the sea urchin-nanostructured γ-MnO2 and study of its electrochemical reactivity in alkaline medium. J Solid State Electrochem 18, 2111–2121 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-014-2459-2

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