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Fabrication and characterization of supercapacitor electrodes using chemically synthesized CuO nanostructure and activated charcoal (AC) based nanocomposite

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In this work, the activated charcoal dispersed with copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles (NPs) electrode materials was proposed as electrode material for supercapacitor that is used as energy storage device. The CuO NPs were synthesized at room temperature using co-precipitation method and the nanocomposite was with activated charcoal (AC) powder for its application in an electrochemical supercapacitor. Synthesis of CuO nanoparticles was carried out at various temperatures. The optimized temperature for synthesis is 600 °C that resulted in better performance of electrode materials. Synchrotron X-ray diffraction confirms the monoclinic structure. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy suggests the +2 oxidation state of copper. Electrochemical properties of the prepared nanocomposite electrodes and fabricated supercapacitor cells were characterized using a.c. impedance, cyclic voltammetry, and charge–discharge techniques by using 1 M H2SO4 and 6 M KOH as electrolytes. The optimized composition is 1:1 (mass ratio) of CuO and AC. The specific capacitance of the supercapacitor cells is stable up to 2000 cycles at 100 mV cm−2, which shows that the device has good electrochemical reversibility and cycle life with 6 M KOH and 1 M H2SO4 electrolytes.

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Financial support from the Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology, Guna, Madhya Pradesh, India, is gratefully acknowledged. I am thankful to Prof. Ashok K. Nagawat, Dr. K. V. R. Rao, Mr. Sachin Surve, and Mr. Praveen Sharma from University Science Instrumentation Centre (USIC), University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, for providing SEM and FTIR data. I would also like to thank Dr. Anil Kumar Sinha, Anuj Upadhyay, and M. N. Singh from BL-12, ISRF, Indus-2, RRCAT, Indore, for providing SXRD data. I am thankful to Dr. U. K. Goutam, Dr. R. K. Sharma, and Mr. Jaspreet Singh from beamline-14, technical physics division of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, in ISRF, Indus-2, RRCAT, Indore, for providing XPES data. I am also thankful to Prof. K. Sachdev and Mr. Amit Kumar Sharma from MRC, MNIT, Jaipur, for providing TEM data.

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Yadav, M.S. Fabrication and characterization of supercapacitor electrodes using chemically synthesized CuO nanostructure and activated charcoal (AC) based nanocomposite. J Nanopart Res 22, 303 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-020-05027-x

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