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Reduced Graphene Oxide/ZnO Nanorods Nanocomposite: Structural, Electrical and Electrochemical Properties

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The present research work aimed to development of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and ZnO nanorods based rZN nanocomposite with different molar ratios. This nanocomposite was prepared using a simple, one-step thermal reaction method. The morphology, phase identification and crystalline properties of the nanocomposites were studied using SEM, TEM, SAED and XRD techniques. Further, EDS analysis was used for elemental conformation of the nanocomposite. Films of the nanocomposite were deposited on a substrate by the cost-effective spin coating technique and the resistivity was measured by a Hall measurement system, which shows a decrease in resistivity value. The electrochemical properties studied by measuring the specific capacitance using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and galvanostatic charge–discharge techniques in 3 M KOH solution. These CV studies indicated that the positive synergistic effect of rGO and ZnO nanorods has shown excellent performance. The best results were obtained from the 1:2 ratio of rGO: ZnO, which demonstrated a specific capacitance of 472 F/g, an energy density of 2.62 Wh/kg, and a power density of 32.24 W/kg. These results concluded that rZN nanocomposites are promising electrode materials for supercapacitor applications.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research project with reference numbers CSR-IC-BL-48/CRS-165/2016-17/829, 2017-18/786, and CSR-IC/BL-48/CRS-165/2018-19/1421. The authors CH.V.V. Ramana and Daewon Kim are grateful for the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (2018R1A6A1A03025708) for research support.

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  1. Amity Institute of Nanotechnology, Amity University, Sector-125, Noida, 201 303, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Swati Chaudhary, Leo Sam James & A. B. V. Kiran Kumar

  2. Department of Electronic Engineering, Institute for Wearable Convergence Electronics, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin, 17104, Republic of Korea

    CH. V. V. Ramana & Daewon Kim

  3. Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park Campus, Johannesburg, 2006, South Africa

    CH. V. V. Ramana

  4. Department of Physics, Faculty of Engineering and Technology (ITER), Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (deemed to be University), Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India

    D. K. Mishra

  5. International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India

    Sabu Thomas

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Chaudhary, S., James, L.S., Kiran Kumar, A.B.V. et al. Reduced Graphene Oxide/ZnO Nanorods Nanocomposite: Structural, Electrical and Electrochemical Properties. J Inorg Organomet Polym 29, 2282–2290 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-019-01172-6

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