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Synthesis and Characterization of α‐NiMoO 4 Nanorods for Supercapacitor Application
Author(s) -
Jothi Palani Raja,
Shanthi Kannan,
Salunkhe Rahul R.,
Pramanik Malay,
Malgras Victor,
Alshehri Saad M.,
Yamauchi Yusuke
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201500410
Subject(s) - supercapacitor , nanorod , electrode , capacitance , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , chemistry , electrolyte , raman spectroscopy , chemical engineering , graphene , scanning electron microscope , electrochemistry , transmission electron microscopy , nanotechnology , horizontal scan rate , oxide , analytical chemistry (journal) , materials science , cyclic voltammetry , composite material , optics , chromatography , engineering , physics , organic chemistry
We report the synthesis of electrode materials based on one‐dimensional α‐NiMoO 4 nanorods for application as a supercapacitor. The structure and morphology of the electrodes were characterized by powder X‐ray diffraction, Raman analysis, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The maximum specific capacitance obtained from electrochemical measurements on a standard three‐electrode system was 730 F g –1 at a scan rate of 5 mV s –1 . Furthermore, an asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) was fabricated in which the NiMoO 4 nanorods were used as the positive electrode and reduced graphene oxide was used as the negative electrode. The maximum specific energy obtained from the ASC study was 12.31 Wh kg –1 at a specific current of 0.5 A g –1 in an aqueous KOH electrolyte. This ASC cell showed good stability with 85 % capacitance retention up to 2000 cycles. These results reveal that our ASC shows a high performance and specific energy as well as good cycling stability.