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Microwave-assisted synthesis of ZnO decorated acid functionalized carbon nanotubes with improved specific capacitance

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The fabrication and testing of new materials for energy storage applications is slowly gaining impetus amidst the constantly developing technological sector. Carbon-based materials have been extensively used for their high surface area, conductivity and good mechanical properties. Here, acid functionalized carbon nanotubes and its ZnO composite have been prepared using a facile microwave assisted technique and their electrochemical performances have been compared. The samples have been characterised using spectral techniques such as UV–Visible, FTIR and Raman spectroscopy. Their surface morphology has been studied using Scanning electron microscopy. X-ray diffraction analysis has been performed on the samples to further characterise the synthesised nanomaterials. Their electrochemical properties were investigated using cyclic voltammetry, chronopotentiometry and AC impedance techniques. The samples exhibit enhanced specific capacitance and good cycling stability. A high value of specific capacitance was achieved for CNT-COOH/ZnO thereby reinforcing the improvement of electrochemical characteristics of acid functionalized carbon nanotubes through composite formation.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the DST-FIST programme-2015 LEVEL 0 for providing us with the instrumentation facilities to carry out this research work. We are grateful to the Centre for Research in Science and Technology (CRIST), Stella Maris College, Chennai for helping us with the characterisation of the samples.

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Chakraborty, S., Simon, R., Antonia Trisha Zac, R. et al. Microwave-assisted synthesis of ZnO decorated acid functionalized carbon nanotubes with improved specific capacitance. J Appl Electrochem 52, 103–114 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-021-01621-6

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