Facile green synthesis of BCN nanosheets as high-performance electrode material for electrochemical energy storage
| Title | Facile green synthesis of BCN nanosheets as high-performance electrode material for electrochemical energy storage |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | Karbhal, I, Devarapalli, RReddy, Debgupta, J, Pillai, VK, Ajayan, PM, Shelke, MV |
| Journal | Chemistry-A European Journal |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 21 |
| Pagination | 7134-7140 |
| Date Published | MAY |
| ISSN | 0947-6539 |
| Keywords | boron, Doping, Electrochemistry, Nanoparticles, nitrides |
| Abstract | Two-dimensional hexagonal boron carbon nitride (BCN) nanosheets (NSs) were synthesized by new approach in which a mixture of glucose and an adduct of boric acid (H3BO3) and urea (NH2CONH2) is heated at 900 degrees C. The method is green, scalable and gives a high yield of BCN NSs with average size of about 1 mm and thickness of about 13 nm. Structural characterization of the as-synthesized material was carried out by several techniques, and its energy-storage properties were evaluated electrochemically. The material showed excellent capacitive behaviour with a specific capacitance as high as 244 F g(-1) at a current density of 1 A g(-1). The material retains up to 96% of its initial capacity after 3000 cycles at a current density of 5 A g(-1). |
| DOI | 10.1002/chem.201505225 |
| Type of Journal (Indian or Foreign) | Foreign |
| Impact Factor (IF) | 5.771 |