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Molybdenum sulfide‐based supercapacitors: From synthetic, bibliometric, and qualitative perspectives
Author(s) -
Bello Ismaila Taiwo,
Adio Saheed Adewale,
Oladipo Adewale Odunayo,
Adedokun Oluwaseun,
Mathevula Langutani Eulenda,
Dhlamini Mokhotjwa Simon
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.6690
Subject(s) - supercapacitor , scopus , nanotechnology , materials science , web of science , bibliometrics , computer science , electrochemistry , data mining , chemistry , medline , biochemistry , electrode
Summary Molybdenum sulfide (MoS 2 ) is one of the active materials used in the fabrication of two‐dimensional supercapacitors devices and has attracted increased attention because of its unique electronic properties with direct bandgap. The exposed active edge sites and large area‐specific surfaces present in MoS 2 nanostructures are highly interesting properties of the materials. It was stressed that the preparation methods and composite substrates of MoS 2 ‐based supercapacitors are one of the deciding factors recorded for improving electrochemical performance. This review aims to appraise the preparations, electrochemical studies, and bibliometric analysis of MoS 2 ‐based supercapacitors. The top‐down and bottom‐up methods of preparing MoS 2 with the recent electrochemical properties for their supercapacitor devices were highlighted. Likewise, the analysis of the literature related to MoS 2 ‐based supercapacitors that are published between 2007 and 2020 using bibliometric analysis, based on retrieved documents from the Scopus database. The ranking of the authors, institutions, journals, and countries was analyzed to evaluate the quality and influence of their publications using different indicators such as the number of articles, total citations, average citations per year, and H‐index values. The analysis shows that there has been a remarkable increase in the number of publications since 2013. China was found to be a leading country with the highest number of publications related to MoS 2 ‐based supercapacitors and international collaboration influences. The bibliometric results show that the most cited articles are spread across the six countries while the United States has the highest number of citations. This review should serve as a guide for energy researchers to select suitable methods of preparation and appropriate research collaboration through bibliometric studies. Finally, we discussed the opportunities created by MoS 2 ‐based materials as an ingenious platform for advanced storage capacity. Highlights MoS 2 is one of the active materials used in the fabrication of two‐dimensional‐supercapacitors devices and successfully applied in energy storage applications. The exposed active edge sites and large area‐specific surface present in MoS 2 nanostructures are highly interesting properties of the materials. Bibliometric analysis of the scientific literature on MoS 2 ‐based supercapacitors was studied. Discussion on the advanced storage capacity of the materials were highlighted. The acceptability of scientometrics in determining the promising areas for future research collaborations were highlighted.