1. Nanostrucutured MnO2-TiN nanotube arrays for advanced supercapacitor electrode material.
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Ren, Peng, Chen, Chao, and Yang, Xiuchun
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SUPERCAPACITOR electrodes ,SUPERCAPACITORS ,NANOTUBES ,ELECTRODE performance ,ELECTRIC capacity - Abstract
The capacitance of MnO
2 supercapacitors (SCs) is not high as expected due to its low conductivity of MnO2 . The synergistic effects of MnO2 with high theoretical specific capacitance and TiN with high theoretical conductivity can extremely enhance the electrochemical performance of the MnO2 -TiN electrode material. In this work, we synthesized different nanostructured and crystalline-structured MnO2 modified TiN nanotube arrays electrode materials by hydrothermal method and explained the formation mechanism of different nanostructured and crystalline-structured MnO2. The influences of MnO2 nanostructures and crystalline-structures on the electrochemical performance has been contrasted and discussed. The specific capacitance of δ-MnO2 nanosheets-TiN nanotube arrays can reach 689.88 F g−1 , the highest value among these samples TN-MO-SS, TN-MO-S, TN-MO-SR, TN-MO-RS, and TN-MO-R. The reason is explained based on MnO2 nanostructure and crystalline-structure and electron/ion transport properties. The specific capacitance retention rates are 97.2% and 82.4% of initial capacitance after 100 and 500 cycles, respectively, indicating an excellent charging-discharging cycle stability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2022
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