01940nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245009200055210006900147260007700216300001400293520110000307653002401407653001901431653002001450653001301470653001401483100002301497700001901520700002401539700002401563856012301587       2015                        eng d  a1434-194800aMicrowave-assisted synthesis of few-layered TaTe2 and its application as supercapacitor0 aMicrowaveassisted synthesis of fewlayered TaTe2 and its applicat  aBOSCHSTRASSE 12, D-69469 WEINHEIM, GERMANYbWILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBHcMAR  a1598-16033 a<p>We report a simple and rapid microwave-assisted synthesis of tantalum telluride (TaTe2) nanosheets. The ratio of tantalum pentachloride (TaCl5) and elemental tellurium (Te) powder were adjusted in the presence of NaBH4 in such a way as to obtain the TaTe2 nanosheet. The samples were characterized by various techniques such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), UV/Vis spectroscopy, photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, and XRD. Our SEM, TEM, and AFM results show the formation of sheet-like morphology, while the XRD data confirms the high crystalline quality and stable phase of the TaTe2 formed. The supercapacitor cells were fabricated by using TaTe2 nanosheets as anode material, platinum metal wire as a counterelectrode, and Ag/AgCl as reference electrode. The calculated coulombic efficiency is more than 95%, while the cycle-to-cycle decrease in capacity is less than 5%. The maximum discharge or charging capacity is below 2.4 Wh/kg, which is an ideal characteristic for achieving supercapacitor behavior.</p>10aMicrowave chemistry10aNanostructures10aSupercapacitors10aTantalum10aTellurium1 aChakravarty, Disha1 aKumar, Praveen1 aUgale, Vaishali, S.1 aLate, Dattatray, J.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/microwave-assisted-synthesis-few-layered-tate2-and-its-application-supercapacitor-0