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A High‐Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitor Based on Tungsten Oxide Nanoplates and Highly Reduced Graphene Oxide Electrodes
Author(s) -
Ashraf Muhammad,
Shah Syed Shaheen,
Khan Ibrahim,
Aziz Md. Abdul,
Ullah Nisar,
Khan Mujeeb,
Adil Syed Farooq,
Liaqat Zainab,
Usman Muhammad,
Tremel Wolfgang,
Tahir Muhammad Nawaz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.202005156
Subject(s) - supercapacitor , graphene , materials science , electrode , oxide , capacitance , electrolyte , chemical engineering , tungsten , nanotechnology , chemistry , metallurgy , engineering
Tungsten oxide/graphene hybrid materials are attractive semiconductors for energy‐related applications. Herein, we report an asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC, HRG//m‐WO 3 ASC), fabricated from monoclinic tungsten oxide (m‐WO 3 ) nanoplates as a negative electrode and highly reduced graphene oxide (HRG) as a positive electrode material. The supercapacitor performance of the prepared electrodes was evaluated in an aqueous electrolyte (1 m H 2 SO 4 ) using three‐ and two‐electrode systems. The HRG//m‐WO 3 ASC exhibits a maximum specific capacitance of 389 F g −1 at a current density of 0.5 A g −1 , with an associated high energy density of 93 Wh kg −1 at a power density of 500 W kg −1 in a wide 1.6 V operating potential window. In addition, the HRG//m‐WO 3 ASC displays long‐term cycling stability, maintaining 92 % of the original specific capacitance after 5000 galvanostatic charge–discharge cycles. The m‐WO 3 nanoplates were prepared hydrothermally while HRG was synthesized by a modified Hummers method.