Open AccessMicrowave Assisted Synthesis of MoS2/PANI/ZnO Nanocomposites as a Working Electrode for Energy Storage Applications
Author(s) -
J. Balavijayalakshmi,
S. Krithika
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asian journal of chemistry/asian journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 0975-427X
pISSN - 0970-7077
DOI - 10.14233/ajchem.2021.23221
Subject(s) - nanocomposite , supercapacitor , polyaniline , crystallite , capacitance , high resolution transmission electron microscopy , electrode , chemical engineering , materials science , chemistry , electrochemistry , nanotechnology , composite material , metallurgy , polymer , transmission electron microscopy , engineering , polymerization
Transition metal dichalcogenide and polyaniline doped zinc oxide nanocomposites influence thetransition probabilities and electronic structure. In present study, the various concentrations ofMoS2/PANI/ZnO nanocomposites are synthesized by microwave assisted method. Thesenanocomposites are characterized by using XRD, FESEM, HRTEM and FT-IR. The XRD resultsrevealed an average crystallite size of synthesized nanocomposites, which was found to be 19-24 nm.The electrochemical properties of the nanocomposites are studied through the CV, EIS and GCD forthe application of supercapacitor as an active electrode material. The MoS2/PANI/ZnO nanocompositesexhibited a specific capacitance of 577 F g-1 and also retained 90% of its initial specific capacitanceeven after 5000 cycles. Hence MoS2/PANI/ZnO nanocomposites have potential application for energystorage applications.