Ultrafine Co3O4 embedded in nitrogen-doped graphene with synergistic effect and high stability for supercapacitors

作者：Li, Yuan; Pan, Denghui; Zhang, Mingmei^*; Xie, Jimin; Yan, Zaoxue

来源：RSC Advances, 2016, 6(54): 48357-48364.

DOI：10.1039/c6ra07960a

• HIGH-PERFORMANCE SUPERCAPACITOR
• NANOPARTICLES
• COMPOSITES
• NANOSHEETS
• ELECTRODE
• BORON

Co3O4 embedded in nitrogen-doped graphene (Co3O4/N-G-750) is prepared by a two-step synthetic method: polyol microwave heating method and vacuum tube calcination method. The diameter from 2 nm to 4 nm of the Co3O4 particles can be easily controlled on a nitrogen-doped graphene surface by adjusting the experimental parameters. The electrochemical characteristics of Co3O4/N-G-750 composite have been characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and galvanostatic charge-discharge measurements (GCD) in KOH 6 M electrolyte. The specific capacitance of the electrode modified as-prepared composite exhibited a high specific capacitance of 1288.2 F g(-1) at a high discharge current of 1.5 A g(-1), as well as excellent cycling stability (91.5% capacitance retention after 5000 cycles). This result indicates Co3O4/N-GO-750 will be an excellent candidate for supercapacitor applications.

• 出版日期2016
• 单位江苏大学