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Electrochemical growth of α-MnO2 on carbon fibers for high-performance binder-free electrodes of supercapacitors

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Cryptomelane-type MnO2 (α-MnO2) was directly deposited on carbon fiber paper (CFP) by a simple electrochemical method and evaluated as the active material of binder-free electrodes for supercapacitors. The obtained α-MnO2@CFP electrode exhibits a higher capacitance and better rate capability than the ε-MnO2@CFP electrode prepared by the conventional electrochemical method. For the α-MnO2@CFP electrode, a specific capacitance of 623.9 F g−1 can be achieved at 2 mV s−1 and the capacitance retention is up to 75% at 200 mV s−1. Compared to most of the binder-free MnO2/carbon electrodes reported in previous studies, the electrode also presents a much better rate capability. These superiorities mainly result from the specific tunnel structure of α-MnO2 which offers not only facile diffusion paths for cations but also plentiful reactive sites for the inner-surface redox reactions associated with the energy storage process. The fabrication method is facile and readily scalable and thus has great promise in the development of high-performance binder-free MnO2 electrodes for energy storage devices.

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The authors acknowledge the financial supports of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51374252).

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    Ya Chen, Jie-Hao Guan, Hui Gan, Bai-Zhen Chen & Xi-Chang Shi

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Chen, Y., Guan, JH., Gan, H. et al. Electrochemical growth of α-MnO2 on carbon fibers for high-performance binder-free electrodes of supercapacitors. J Appl Electrochem 48, 105–113 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-017-1142-6

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