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Synthesis of hierarchical structured rare earth metal–doped Co3O4 by polymer combustion method for high performance electrochemical supercapacitor electrode materials

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In this study, hierarchical-structured Co3O4 nanocapsules and various rare earth metal (La, Nd, Gd, Sm)–doped Co3O4 materials were synthesized by a polymer-assisted combustion route. These rare earth metal–doped Co3O4 materials were tested as active electrode materials for high performance electrochemical supercapacitors. The Sm-Co3O4 electrode has shown an extraordinary electrochemical supercapacitor performance with high specific capacitance and exhibited a good cycling stability with the capacitance retention of 93.18% after 5000 cycles. The doping of rare earth metals in Co3O4 can reduce the charge transfer resistance and crystalline nature which are expected to improve the transfer of ions and electrons. Also, the large number of structural defects can promote the diffusion of electrolyte ion and electrochemical supercapacitance behavior. Furthermore, the antistructural modeling has shown that isovalent cation substitution leads to the formation of cation vacancies and interstitial defects, which enhance the electrochemical properties of doped Co3O4 materials.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank the undergraduate students of Mr. Tumula Mani Kota Rajasekhar and Mr. Vellampali Sai Sushanth, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, for their support.

Funding

The author Dr. J. Theerthagiri thankfully acknowledges the financial support from Indian Space Research Organization (Respond programme grant No. ISRO/RES/3/792/18-19), India. Prof. M. Y. Choi and Dr. J. Theerthagiri acknowledge the financial support from National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), (NRF-2019H1D3A1A01071209, NRF-2017M2B2A9A02049940). This work was supported by the Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI) National Research Facilities & Equipment Center (NFEC) grant funded by the Korea government (Ministry of Education) (No. 2019R1A6C1010042).

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  1. Centre of Excellence for Energy Research, Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (Deemed to be University), Chennai, 600119, India

    J. Theerthagiri, G. Durai & P. Kuppusami

  2. Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, South Korea

    J. Theerthagiri & Myong Yong Choi

  3. Department of Chemistry, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, 57 Shevchenko Street, Ivano-Frankivsk, 76018, Ukraine

    Tetiana Tatarchuk

  4. Educational and Scientific Center of Material Science and Nanotechnology, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, 76018, Ukraine

    Tetiana Tatarchuk

  5. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (Deemed to be University), Chennai, 600119, India

    M. Sumathi

  6. Research Unit of Advanced Materials for Energy Storage, Metallurgy and Materials Science Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

    Jiaqian Qin

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Theerthagiri, J., Durai, G., Tatarchuk, T. et al. Synthesis of hierarchical structured rare earth metal–doped Co3O4 by polymer combustion method for high performance electrochemical supercapacitor electrode materials. Ionics 26, 2051–2061 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-019-03330-9

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