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Microstructure and Electrochemical Properties of ZnMn2O4 Nanopowder Synthesized Using Different Surfactants

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ZnMn2O4 (ZMO) nanopowders have been synthesized by a hydrothermal method using different surfactants [cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), polyethylene glycol (PEG)-400, and Polysorbate-80]. The as-prepared ZnMn2O4 samples exhibited single phase with tetragonal structure, showing honeycomb, spinel microsphere, and flower-cluster morphology, respectively. Cyclic voltammetry curves for all samples presented rectangular shape with symmetric nature and good cycling properties, with no obvious redox peak. Galvanostatic charge–discharge curves were triangular and symmetric. The specific capacitance of the ZnMn2O4 nanopowders gradually decreased with increase of the scanning rate. ZMO-PEG exhibited higher specific capacitance of 191 F g−1 at scan rate of 5 mV s−1 and retained superior large-current cycling stability of 98.4% after 1000 cycles compared with ZMO-CTAB (93.8%) or ZMO-Polysorbate-80 (97.7%). Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy revealed that the ZnMn2O4 nanopowders had low resistance. These results suggest that ZnMn2O4 nanopowders have good capacitance characteristics.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51261015) and the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province, China (No. 1308RJZA238).

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    Xueliang Zhu, Zhiqiang Wei, Li Zhang & Xuan Wang

  2. School of Science, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, China

    Xueliang Zhu, Zhiqiang Wei, Wenhua Zhao, Xudong Zhang, Li Zhang & Xuan Wang

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Zhu, X., Wei, Z., Zhao, W. et al. Microstructure and Electrochemical Properties of ZnMn2O4 Nanopowder Synthesized Using Different Surfactants. J. Electron. Mater. 47, 6428–6436 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-018-6544-7

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