• 文献标题:   Soft X-ray absorption spectroscopic investigation of MnO2/graphene nanocomposites used in supercapacitor
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHANG HW, HUANG YC, CHEN JL, CHEN CL, CHEN JM, WEI DH, CHOU WC, DONG CL, TSAI YC
  • 作者关键词:   mno2, supercapacitor, xray absorption spectroscopy
  • 出版物名称:   CATALYSIS TODAY
  • ISSN:   0920-5861 EI 1873-4308
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  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.cattod.2020.12.030 EA FEB 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Electrochemistry and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) of MnO2/reduced graphene oxide (RGO) were made to evaluate capacitive performance and electronic structure as a supercapacitor. MnO2 was deposited on the surface of RGO by a spontaneous redox reaction. At low current density (1 A g(-1)), the specific capacitance of MnO2/RGO (MRGO) greatly increased with increasing growth time from 281 to 462 F g(-1). Electrochemical results show that the specific capacitance of RGO and MRGO arises from the combined contributions of electrochemical double-layer capacitance (EDLC) and pseudo-capacitance. To gain insights into the charge storage mechanism of RGO and MRGO, it was characterized using ex-situ soft XAS techniques at Mn L-edge and C, O Kedges in the charging/discharging process. The ex-situ soft XAS results provide evidence that the contribution of RGO to specific capacitance involves an oxygen-functionality-related contribution of pseudocapacitance and EDLC. In addition, the specific capacitance of MRGO reveals pseudocapacitive contributions from the redox processes that involve the Mn(III)/Mn(IV) redox reaction in MnO2. This work utilizes electrochemical and ex-situ XAS techniques to elucidate charge storage mechanism for supercapacitor applications.