• 文献标题:   Estimation of electrochemical charge storage capability of ZnO/CuO/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ASGAR H, DEEN KM, HAIDER W
  • 作者关键词:   supercapacitance, specific energy, reduce graphene oxide, charging, discharging
  • 出版物名称:   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
  • ISSN:   0363-907X EI 1099-114X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Cent Michigan Univ
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1002/er.4961 EA DEC 2019
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Nanocomposites of ZnO/CuO with rGO were synthesized using sonochemical and thermal treatment methods. The formation of ZnO and CuO phases on the rGO sheets and both ZnO/CuO in the ternary component nanocomposites were confirmed from IR spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The microstructure of the nanocomposites as revealed by TEM and FE-SEM suggested that CuO was decorated as nano-rods, whereas ZnO particles retained the spherical shape. In case of ternary nanocomposite, both nano-rods and spherical particles were agglomerated on the rGO sheets. The pseudocapacitive behavior of ZnO-rGO nanocomposite corresponded to relatively higher specific capacitance (344.6 F/g) compared with other nanocomposites. The galvanostatic cyclic charge/discharge (GCD) tests also confirmed that ZnO-rGO nanocomposite could provide the highest specific energy (21.7 Wh/kg) and power density (129.8 kW/kg) at 0.4 A/g compared with CuO-rGO and ZnO/CuO-rGO.