Facile production of mesoporous WO3-rGO hybrids for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes: an experimental and computational study

TitleFacile production of mesoporous WO3-rGO hybrids for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes: an experimental and computational study
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2019
AuthorsSamal, R, Chakraborty, B, Saxena, M, Late, DJ, Rout, CSekhar
JournalACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
Volume7
Issue2
Pagination2350-2359
Date PublishedJAN
Type of ArticleArticle
ISSN2168-0485
KeywordsDensity functional theory, Hydrothermal method, supercapacitor, WO3-rGO hybrids
Abstract

This work explored a promising supercapacitor electrode material (WO3-rGO hybrids) synthesized via a simplistic one-pot hydrothermal synthesis route. Various analytical studies (X-ray diffraction study, Raman spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis) were employed in furtherance to explore the structural, morphological, compositional, and surface areal properties of the prepared materials. The enhancement in electrochemical supercapacitive properties were evaluated from pure hexagonal phase WO3 to the various hybrids, depending on the concentration of GO introduced into it, using cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge/discharge, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The WG-80 composite revealed the high rise in capacitance value of 801.6 F/g overcoming the individual capacitance of rGO (71.11 F/g) and WO3 (94.22 F/g) at a current density of 4 A/g with good cycling stability (75.7%) over 5000 cycles. We have presented quantum capacitance from ab initio calculations and provided theoretical explanation from the orbital interactions.

DOI10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b05132
Type of Journal (Indian or Foreign)Foreign
Impact Factor (IF)6.140
Divison category: 
Physical and Materials Chemistry

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