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Enhanced electrochemical performance of aminophenol-modified ZnO as electrode material for supercapacitors

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In the present work, a one-step synthetic method was implemented in an effective way to synthezise aminophenol-modified zinc oxide (Ap-modified ZnO). The as-prepared sample was characterized by various spectral and analytical tools. The electrochemical performance of Ap-modified ZnO demonstrated that the electrode material can be used in supercapacitors. The pronounced capacitive behaviour of Ap-modified ZnO was proved by cyclic voltammetric studies (CV), galvanostatic charge–discharge test (GCD) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques in 1 M H2SO4. The newly developed Ap-modified ZnO electrode displayed an excellent gravimetric capacitance (Cg) of 427 Fg−1 at current density of 1 mA cm−2, which may be attributed to its unique structure, existence of abundant pores and large electroactive sites, supportive for facile electron, ion transport and enhanced electrical conductivity.

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The authors thank the Management of Bishop Heber College (Autonomous) Tiruchirappalli-620 017, Tamil Nadu, for the support and facilities provided through Material Chemistry Lab, PG and Research Department of Chemistry and DST-FIST Instrumentation Centre (HAIF) at Bishop Heber College. A. Bella sincerely acknowledges DST, Government of India for having sanctioned financial assistance through DST-WOS-A scheme (File No: SR/WOS-A/CS-22/2016) to perform computational studies. The authors thank Cauvery College for Women (autonomous), Tiruchirappalli-620 018, for providing instrument facility under the support of DST-FIST-Level ‘O’ Programme.

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Rajkumar, S., Subha, R., Gowri, S. et al. Enhanced electrochemical performance of aminophenol-modified ZnO as electrode material for supercapacitors. Ionics 28, 859–869 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-021-04321-5

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