Graphene Oxide-Dispersed Pristine CNTs Support for MnO2 Nanorods as High Performance Supercapacitor Electrodes

A MnO2–CNT–graphene oxide (MCGO) nanocomposite is fabricated using graphene oxide (GO) as a surfactant to directly disperse pristine carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for the subsequent deposition of MnO2 nanorods. The resulting MCGO nanocomposite is used as a supercapacitor electrode that shows ideal capacit...

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Published in:ChemSusChem 2013-03, Vol.6 (3), p.474-480
Main Authors: You, Bo, Li, Na, Zhu, Hongying, Zhu, Xiaolan, Yang, Jun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon
Electric Capacitance
electrochemistry
Electrodes
energy storage
graphene
Graphite - chemistry
Manganese Compounds - chemistry
Nanocomposites
Nanotubes
Nanotubes, Carbon - chemistry
Oxides - chemistry
supercapacitor
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Summary:A MnO2–CNT–graphene oxide (MCGO) nanocomposite is fabricated using graphene oxide (GO) as a surfactant to directly disperse pristine carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for the subsequent deposition of MnO2 nanorods. The resulting MCGO nanocomposite is used as a supercapacitor electrode that shows ideal capacitive behavior (i.e., rectangular‐shaped cyclic voltammograms), large specific capacitance (4.7 times higher than that of free MnO2) even at high mass loading (3.0 mg cm−2), high energy density (30.4–14.2 Wh kg−1), large power density (2.6–50.5 kW kg−1), and still retains approximately 94 % of the initial specific capacitance after 1000 cycles. The advanced capacity, rate capability, and cycling stability may be attributed to the unique architecture, excellent ion wettability of GO with enriched oxygen‐containing functional groups, high conductivity of CNTs, and their synergistic effects when combined with the other components. The results suggest that the MnO2–CNT–GO hybrid nanocomposite architecture is very promising for next generation high‐performance energy storage devices. The energy superstore: High performance supercapacitor electrodes based on MnO2–CNT–graphene oxide nanocomposites are fabricated using graphene oxide as a surfactant to directly disperse pristine carbon nanotubes. Subsequently, MnO2 nanorods have been deposited to produce a supercapacitor electrode that exhibits ideal capacitive behavior in addition to many other advantageous characterisitics.
ISSN:1864-5631
1864-564X
DOI:10.1002/cssc.201200709